This Consciousness-Opening Immersive Experience is Not to Be Missed

The controversy over art vs tech ends here in a melding of the two worlds that’s so seamless, you’ll think you’ve stumbled into another dimension. As the first-ever consumer multiuser mixed-reality experience, immersive media company, Onedome, launched the Unreal Garden, an AR art space that transcends space, time, and genres. Created around the theme of “life unrestrained, the installations move beyond finite forms to take on a multitude of shapes and hues with user interaction.

Now, they’ve opened a second exhibit within the same building—a labyrinth of 14-room experiences with interactive installations. Called LMNL, the name was taken from the phonetic spelling of liminal, defined as the otherworldly experiences that exist between states or worlds or “the spaces between.” Created in collaboration with 11 media and visual artists from around the world—including Theo Watson of Design IO, Eric Heston of B-Reel, Brian Carlson of Storylab Interactive, and One Dome’s artist collective—10,000 square feet of the San Francisco building have been transformed into dazzling, and thought provoking experiences. Appropriately, on site is Nevada City’s beloved herbal lounge, Elixart with herbal-infused, mood-enhancing sips and snacks to transition into the magical realm.

“With The Unreal Garden, we were literally changing the art gallery experience for the 21st century and with LMNL, we are looking to change the way people explore museum installations by making them a part of the experience,” said Onedome Chief Marketing Officer Leila Amirsadeghi. “We are hoping to inspire child-like moments, group conversations and social media shared experiences through the immersive and engaging environment.”

The past year has brought up a number of discussions on the inevitable—we’re pushing full steam down a path that’s not only unsustainable but destructive. Led by consumerism and recent changes in environmental policy, considering the future of our planet and how to make a difference can be daunting. Within the walls of LMNL, however, we’re able to see that each person can in fact make an impact through art, knowledge, and awareness.

Both of the One Dome exhibits are about connection—LMNL takes it a step further with installations like the “Funky Forest” where participants can enter a digital forest ecosystem with waterfall and river that can be moved around the room with logs.

Depending on the direction of the water, creatures will appear, and trees and flowers will grow. In “Prana” by B-Reel, 13,000 LED lights arranged in a 12-foot sphere responds to human breath, lighting up with each inhalation.

Similar to Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror rooms, “Kinetic Infinity Room,” is an endless journey that responds to movement with light and sound.

In “Enchanted Glade,” participants can sit on gnarled tree throne in a forest setting while biofeedback features pick up your heartbeat, pulsing it back to you through the chair, while also activating the environment, causing the forest to grow.

Dave and Gabe’s “Push” allows participants to creative orchestral sounds in collaboration with others via their touch responsive fabric installations that can be “played” like instruments.

The takeaway? We directly impact our environment, and at the same time, can be one with it. The exhibits are truly interactive, pushing the envelope on art and technology, while also touching on social and political issues.

When your heartbeat transforms into a budding flower, and a flowing waterfall can be shifted to water the forest so that trees may grow, it makes you think. LMNL invites guests to delve into a higher level of consciousness, using your energy to transform a space into art.