LE JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION
VR experience 2023
Initially presented as a mysterious botanical garden shrouded in fog and adorned with interactive panels and manipulable objects,
Le Jardin d’acclimatation
is an anthropized space, ordered by the human gaze and thought system. Gradually, this virtual space,
freely available for exploration but offering only limited visibility, will branch out into other adjacent
spaces providing access to other modes of visualization. These different stages give visibility to the enigmatic complexity of plant
organisms interacting with their environment.
The different levels of perception function as different levels to be crossed, and attempt to highlight, in particular, the visibility
of the complexity of root systems and mycorrhization processes, the various modes of nutrition, communication and interaction (associations,
symbioses and mutual aid, not forgetting predation strategies).
Available in three different and complementary modes (exploration mode, intuitive-emotional mode and scientific mode), exploration of
the botanical garden will thus open up into multiple parallel scenes to allow us to multiply our perception and attempt to gain a
better understanding of the plant world.
Original music : Sonia Paço-Rocchia
Work created at the Chartres-La Saussaye public agricultural establishment as a result of a DRAAF - DRAC - Centre-Val de Loire Region partnership (France)