- Blog - Brainforest

Gerda Steiner & Jorg Lenzlinger created this sculptural piece called Brainforest at San Staë Church on the Canale Grande during the 50th Biennial of Venice in 2003. The piece is called Falling Garden and according to the translation on the artists website, it was created for The Doge.

"The Doge (Mocenigo) needed a church so as to be able to have a monumental tomb built for himself, the church (San Staë) needed a saint so as to be able to be built, the saint (San Eustachio) needed a miracle so as to be pronounced a saint, the miracle needed a stag in order to be seen, and we built the garden for the reindeer.
The visitors lie on the bed above the doge’s gravestone, and the garden thinks for them."

The translation is a little awkward, but you get the gist!

For more on the artists work, visit Gerda Steiner & Jörge Lenzlinger