Overview
- The show opens to the public on Friday in Oberhausen and is scheduled to run through 30 December 2026.
- The centerpiece is a 35-meter light sculpture by Ars Electronica Solutions that visualizes a tree’s internal processes, described by organizers as possibly the world’s largest indoor light installation.
- A 12-minute sound installation curated by Oceans 21 features dawn recordings captured by renowned field recordist Chris Watson across forests on five continents.
- An interactive Esri exhibit uses satellite, drone and AI tools to demonstrate forest change, with coverage citing about 6.7 million hectares of primary rainforest lost in 2024.
- Large-format photography is paired with life-size specimens, including a 7,000-year-old giant deer skeleton, and features works such as Sebastião Salgado’s images of Amazonian forests and Indigenous communities.