Now – May 10
FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse turns the slow-moving desert into a cinematic experience. Five immersive installations. Thousands of images. One unforgettable journey.
This multi-sensory art exhibit by ScanLAB Projects, blends 3D LiDAR scanning, motion and sound to reveal vivid, immersive visuals captured over the course of a year, Desert Pulse invites you to explore the beauty, diversity and changing nature of the desert environment.
Welcome to Your Garden!
Explore desert plants from around the world and remember:
Stay hydrated with water refilling stations.
Don’t be shy–anyone with a name badge is happy to help.
Stay on the trails. Desert plants have shallow roots.
Many of our plants look soft, but they do bite. Please look, but don’t touch.
At each Desert Pulse installation, take a moment to sit, observe and listen. Sound and visuals of Desert Pulse are interwoven in a continuous loop that repeats several times per hour. Slow down, tune in and let the desert speak.
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STOP 1: Present Echoes 5 min.
The plants you see in this Garden bed are the same plants you see on the screens. This garden bed was scanned every day for 365 days. One second on screen equals 25 days in real time!
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STOP 4: Refuel + Horizon | Imprint 20 min.
Kick back on Ullman Terrace and take in this cinematic artwork, that inspires you to ponder human impact on the desert.
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STOP 2: Elsewhen 10 min.
Head to Lewis Desert Portal and witness a saguaro’s transformation. As the landscape shifts seasonally, reflect on how forces of nature shape the natural world.
STOP 3: Calyx 7 min.
The vibrant cactus blooms you’ll see are a few of the species that the Garden is working to protect for generations to come.
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STOP 5: Desert Pulse 24 min.
The RAF Exhibit Gallery
Step inside the heart of Desert Pulse. This continuous video loop features 20 screens that are accompanied by a soundscape to provide an immersive perspective of desert life and leave you in awe.
Stay at your leisure or experience it multiple times during your visit.
STOP 6: Making Desert Pulse Ottosen Gallery
Peek behind the curtain and discover how Desert Pulse came to life.
Take a final wander through the Garden trails. Let the desert’s rhythms linger as you reflect on how art, technology and nature pulse together.
