# Seeing The Invisible — AR Contemporary Art Exhibition

> Augmented reality contemporary art exhibition in botanical gardens. (iPhone/iPad app by Khora ApS.)

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- Developer: [Khora ApS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1160149010)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.61/5 from 33 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 1.9 GB
- Languages: English, Greek, Hebrew
- Released: 2021-09-18
- Data updated: 2026-06-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seeing-the-invisible/id1577328318/reviews.md

## What is Seeing The Invisible?

Seeing the Invisible is an augmented reality contemporary art exhibition initiated by the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens in partnership with Outset Contemporary Art Fund, with the support of the Jerusalem Foundation. The first exhibition of its kind to be developed in collaboration with botanical gardens, it will open and be on view simultaneously at twelve different gardens around the world. The participating gardens all present the same exhibition, but as the works are augmented into the unique surroundings and context of each garden, the exhibition is experienced differently against the backdrop of each location, and is constructed, as a whole, on different iterations of the same corpus of works. An open-air exhibition, Seeing the Invisible continues the efforts to present and discuss art in the current pandemic crisis, while also allowing local communities to be exposed to the forefront of international contemporary art. The exhibition can only be viewed upon visiting the participating botanical gardens and through the Seeing the Invisible mobile app developed for this project. 
The exhibition features thirteen augmented reality (AR) works by established artists from various countries. Co-curators, Hadas Maor (curator of contemporary art) and Tal Michael Haring (virtual and augmented reality expert and curator) worked with the artists to select existing works as well as commission new ones, and to position these new experiential artworks in unique spots in each of the participating botanical gardens. As institutions holding documented collections of living plants for the purpose of scientific research, conservation, display, and education, botanical gardens are hybrids in their own right, blending nature and cultivation, order and coincidence.

Setting these digital experiences inside botanical gardens, without disturbing the preservations, and keeping the carbon footprint to a minimum, the exhibition addresses themes pertaining to nature, environment, and sustainability and explores the boundaries and connections between art, technology, and nature. Both bleak and hopeful, each artwork offers a unique perspective on these unresolved issues, creating thought-provoking, experiential, and contemplative spaces for the viewers to immerse in.
As viewers are invited to explore the botanical gardens and actively locate the artworks scattered throughout them, they must use technological devices to establish the digital works into existence and, in many cases, experience the way their own physical presence affects the work and changes its course, further exploring the interrelations between the "art object" and the self. 
Since the works cannot be experienced online, but require viewers to physically visit the gardens, they offer a "phygital" experience combining the physical location and the digital manifestation. Thus, the exhibition invites viewers to also contemplate contemporary notions relating to site and non-site, physical and digital realms. In 1968 Robert Smithson created a series of works entitled Site/Nonsite. These geologically and geographically based works were part of Smithson’s ongoing radical challenge of the limits of sculptural practice, and paved the way for his most ambitious work, Spiral Jetty (1970). At the time of their creation, the tension between outdoors and indoors, scattered and contained, natural and constructed, was at the forefront of theoretical discourse and artistic practice. Today, as questions relating to the physical and digital realms are at the core of our existence, they become an inevitable part of artistic discussion and are at the heart of this exhibition

## Key features

- Augmented reality art exhibition
- Global botanical garden locations
- Digital artworks integrated into nature
- Phygital experience
- Themes of nature and sustainability
- Interactive artworks

## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seeing-the-invisible/id1577328318/reviews.md

### 1/5 — I don’t get it.

*2024-01-29, version 1.7*

This stuff is too funny I don’t understand

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2023-09-27, version 1.7*

We used the app today at Adelaide Botanical gardens.  It was a little slow to download, but the overall experience with the exhibitions was fantastic.  Took a few minutes to understand how to use it, but it worked flawlessly after figuring it out.  Great experience.

### 5/5 — Seeing the invisible

*2023-09-23, version 1.7*

No problem with the app. Amazing experience

### 2/5 — It’s not worth it to be honest.

*2023-09-19, version 1.7*

Having waited about 10mins to download on 5G all 2Gb of this app whilst enjoying the exquisite sights of The Eden Project, I can save you the hassle. It’s a bit clunky even on an iPhone 13 Pro. Nice graphics but not the AR experience I was anticipating. 

App now deleted. 

Thanks.

### 1/5 — Very ill performing application

*2023-07-11, version 1.7*

Barely works, you cannot access the invisible art if not in the exact correct spots which are often different from where the signs say they are. Once scanned in the app becomes very glitchy and the whole experience is quite underwhelming

### 1/5 — Seeing the invisible used in Adelaide botanical gardens

*2023-06-26, version 1.7*

Thought this would be great app but it just showed the test and then moved into the map. There was no reset and by accident I found how to
Reconnect twice only so all in all saw two virtual art exhibits out of at least 12. Feel sorry for the artists and the consumer
Was left very disappointed.

Clumsy problematic and a failure

### 5/5 — A lot of fun

*2023-06-10, version 1.7*

It did take a bit to get it working, but that might have been me.  It was a lot of fun, the art works are spread along a path through the gardens they are by different artists and offer different experiences. There is also audio and you can walk inside the art also to a different world.  I think it would be more fun for 2 people.

### 1/5 — Hard to navigate and not using camera

*2023-04-25, version 1.7*

This app doesn't even use your camera. It is only based on your location. Would be better if it was actual AR.

### 1/5 — Terrible fix your game

*2023-04-20, version 1.7*

Horrible please don’t download the app it doesn’t work

### 1/5 — Disappointing

*2023-04-12, version 1.7*

When after much difficulty we got the app to work (at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens) it was a disappointing experience. We had a vision impaired child with us and would have appreciated an audio dimension to the experience. This would have enhanced it for everyone especially for artworks incorporating musical instruments.

## Frequently asked questions about Seeing The Invisible

### What is Seeing The Invisible?

Seeing The Invisible is an augmented reality contemporary art exhibition presented in twelve botanical gardens globally. It features digital artworks integrated into the natural surroundings of each garden, offering a unique 'phygital' experience that combines physical locations with digital manifestations.

### How do I experience the exhibition?

To experience the exhibition, you must physically visit one of the participating botanical gardens. The artworks can only be viewed through the dedicated Seeing The Invisible mobile app on your technological device.

### What kind of art is featured?

The exhibition showcases thirteen augmented reality (AR) works by established international artists. These artworks explore themes related to nature, environment, and sustainability, offering contemplative and experiential spaces for viewers.

### Is there a cost to use the app or see the exhibition?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to use. However, access to the exhibition requires visiting the participating botanical gardens, which may have their own admission fees.

### Can I see the art online?

No, the artworks cannot be experienced online. The exhibition is designed as a 'phygital' experience, meaning it requires viewers to be physically present in the botanical gardens to view the digital works through the app.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2022-10-13

New gardens available

### 1.6 — 2022-09-29

New gardens added

### 1.5 — 2022-05-25

Fixes for photo sharing functionalityAdded tutorial for photo sharing

### 1.4 — 2021-11-01

Increased artwork zone radius

### 1.3 — 2021-10-14

Included opening hours for Canada

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