Superblue, the venture dedicated to experiential art, announces a special series of events offering unique ways for audiences to engage with and experience A.A. Murakami’s installation Silent Fall, which runs until 8 May 2022, marking the conclusion of Superblue’s first temporary installation in the United Kingdom. Specifically created for Burlington Gardens, the installation builds on A.A. Murakami’s practice of creating immersive experiences that dissolve the borders between technology and nature offering a dynamic multi-sensory experience engaging sight, smell, sound and touch.

The events programme includes a beginner-friendly workshop led by creative technologist and 3D Motion Designer Tigris Li on Wednesday 23 March. Participants will learn how to build hardware and code with Arduino to create their own MP3 player which they will use to record sounds from the installation. Tigris Li’s practice explores the interplay between humans and technology and past projects include 3D-animated campaigns for Selfridges and fashion designer Christopher Kane. Artist Laxmi Hussain will lead a Botanical drawing workshop Friday 6 May teaching participants the meditative art of botanical drawing, engaging with the installation’s exploration of the boundary between technology and nature.

05_Superblue London installation viewSilent Fall takes its reference from The Fall from Earthly Paradise, an allegory that finds new meaning in a time of increasing concern about an imminent environmental collapse. Mirrored on all sides, the installation extends toward the infinite like a seemingly endless forest with trees of bone-white branches forming a futuristic landscape. Visitors walk among the trees, each of which produces hundreds of misty bubbles – serving as a metaphor for the transient, fleeting nature of existence. As each bubble is caught by hand and bursts, it unlocks scents from nature’s vast array of aromas, such as moss, rain and pine. Individually and collectively, the bubbles act as a library of scents that recall the sensation of walking through a forest.

The installation forms part of an ongoing body of work the artists have pioneered called ‘Ephemeral Tech’, which are installations that employ the use of sophisticated technology and engineering with an interface of ephemeral materials. The ethereal states of matter are experienced with all the senses, culminating in immersive environments where the boundaries between technology and natural forces are dissolved to create new landscapes and unnatural phenomena.

“It has been wonderful to see audiences engage with Superblue’s first major experience mounted in London and the environment that A.A. Murakami created. We are looking forward to bringing more dynamic experiences to London and even more cities around the world in the near future,” said Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst, Superblue Co founder and CEO.

Among the other Superblue offerings for audiences around the world this spring are the exhibition Every Wall is a Door at Superblue Miami, the company’s long-term flagship venue, featuring experiences by world renowned artists and artist collectives James Turrell, Es Devlin, teamLab and DRIFT. In Los Angeles, artist Glenn Kaino presents an exhibition in partnership with Superblue and The Atlantic magazine opening in May.