“Phoebe’s playground” is a multi-sensory virtual reality and spatial installation about nature's relationship to the moon. It invites the viewers to explore the powers of nature in a journey inspired by “lunar gardening” and set in a Japanese Zen garden.

From outside the viewer can step barefoot sensing the simplicity of natural materials: sand, rocks, tree stump, and minimalist light that represents the moon and is animated along with the moon cycles. Yet once the viewer enters the virtual reality experience the moon and garden become “alive” through a physics simulation that visualises the gravitational pull among the moon and earth, the moisture under the viewers feet, and eventually the tree stump having its tissues grow into a beautiful black pine tree. 

The virtual narrative is 1:1 connected with the physical installation, with the outside light following the inside moon cycle. Also there are heat and fan sensors installed inside the garden elements that get activated while the virtual moisture increases and the virtual plant grows.

A playground of dualities, chaos and order, light and dark, ruled by Phoebe the Goddess  of the Moon.