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Unprecedented, augmented reality exhibition premieres Seeing the Invisible will simultaneously premiere at: • Denver Botanic Gardens (Denver, Colorado, USA) • Eden Project (Cornwall, England) • Historic Spanish Point (Osprey, Florida, USA) • Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (Jerusalem, Israel) • Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (Cape Town, South Africa) • Massachusetts Horticultural Society (Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA) • Royal Botanical Gardens (Ontario, Canada) • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland) • Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Cranbourne Gardens (Cranbourne, Australia) • Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens (Melbourne, Australia) • San Diego Botanic Garden (San Diego, California, USA) • Tucson Botanical Gardens (Tucson, Arizona, USA) I magine standing in front of Mary's Chapel at Historic Spanish Point and encountering a tremendous interactive lens that you can walk through by the Australian artist Mel O'Callaghan. The most ambitious and expansive exhibition to date of contemporary artworks created with augmented reality technology premiered at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in September 2021 as one of 12 participating gardens across six countries. Seeing the Invisible features works by more than a dozen international artists – such as Ai Weiwei, Refik Anadol, El Anatsui, Isaac Julien CBE, Mohammed Kazem, Sigalit Landau, Sarah Meyohas, Pamela Rosenkranz, and Timur Selby Gardens is one of 12 participating gardens across six countries. Featuring AR works by artists Including Ai Weiwei, Refik Anadol, El Anatsui, Isaac Julien CBE, Mohammed Kazem, Sigalit Landau, Sarah Meyohas, Pamela Rosenkranz and Timur Si-Qin. Opened simultaneously in Australia, Canada, Israel, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Si-Qin – including several artists' first work in AR. Visitors will engage with Seeing the Invisible via an app designed for the exhibition downloadable to smartphones and tablets. Forging new links between botanical gardens located in diverse biomes around the globe, the exhibition fosters collaboration between institutions, artists, and audiences, highlighting the power of art to connect people around the world. Also the first exhibition of its kind to be developed as a collaboration among botanical gardens around the world, Seeing the Invisible was initiated by the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens and Outset Contemporary Art Fund, and is co-curated by Hadas Maor and Tal Michael Haring. Staff Report EXHIBIT continued on page 20 PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS Sponsored by DISCOVER VENICE DISCOVER VENICE 2021-2022 18

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