Jam Capsule "Mystic Gardens"

Immersive journey

An immersive journey into the heart of the Flemish Primitives

A 360° walk-through designed by Tom Volf around three masterpieces of the Flemish Primitives:

• Jan van Eyck — The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Edenic landscapes)
• Hieronymus Bosch — The Garden of Earthly Delights
• Rogier van der Weyden — The Last Judgment (the flames)

Presentation

• Dates : 23 June – 12 September 2020
• Venue : Grande Halle de la Villette, 211 avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
• Format : Jam Capsule (2,500 m², 360° 4K projection, spatialized sound)

The work was later revived and expanded under the title Flemish Painters as part of the Jam Capsule Paris Expo program.

More than thirty masterpieces deconstructed

An experience of 50 minutes bringing together more than 30 masterpieces of the Flemish Primitives from the 15th^​ century, presented in very high definition. The great polyptychs (the Mystic Lamb by Van Eyck, the Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch, the Last Judgment by Van der Weyden) are deconstructed and rebuilt to reveal unseen details, brought to life by the sacred music of Mozart and Vivaldi.

Concept · author

Tom Volf created the work as author and artistic director, in collaboration with L’Atelier JAM / The Jam Project ATHEM for the motion design. Visitor guidance is provided by “i-Jam”, a bilingual chatbot developed by Ask Mona.

Jam Capsule 2020 program — Grande Halle de La Villette

This first edition brought together 5 immersive exhibitions: Maria Callas — The Experience and Mystic Gardens by Tom Volf, Legacy by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, La Scène Infinie by the Opéra national de Paris (3e^​ Scène) and Japan by Pierre Goismier — co-produced with NHK and Gédéon Programmes.

“A literally hypnotic 360-degree video installation.”

Arts in the City · July 2020

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