The Kuutar Garden is an immersive installation by Jakob Kudsk Steensen reimagines the Kivisydän car park beneath Oulu city centre as a virtual world of botanical afterlife.
Visitors enter an immersive world inspired by one of the world’s northernmost botanical gardens. Musical elements of the simulation are created in collaboration with Danny L Harle and Lugh O’Neill. The underground space becomes a spectral garden where light, sound and movement guide the visitor through shifting plant-based environments.
Jakob Kudsk Steensen (b. 1987, Denmark) explores ecological and psychological themes. Working with technologies such as game engines, generative systems and photogrammetry, he challenges perspectives on technology, nature and human interaction.
His recent works have been presented at leading international institutions including Fondation Louis Vuitton, Fondation Beyeler, Mori Art Museum, Hamburger Kunsthalle and the Gwangju Biennale. Among his most notable solo exhibitions are Berl-Berl at LAS/Halle am Berghain and Catharsis at London’s Serpentine Galleries.
Exhibition: 18 September - 30 November 2026
Location: Kivisydän Oulu, Finland
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-19:00 Sun 11:00-18:00
Directions The main entrance to the exhibition and the elevator connection can be found on the corner of Hallituskatu and Uusikatu, on the edge of Otto Karhi Park. Customers arriving by car are served by Kivisydän, which can be accessed via the Hallituskatu ramp. Follow the signs to the exhibition.
Children under 18 free when accompanied by an adult.
