Immersive Exhibit of Monet Coming to New York City
2022-09-24
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1Large fields of water lilies will grow in a New York City neighborhood this autumn, at least digitally.
2A very large show celebrating French painter Claude Monet will open in November in a building once used as a bank in the Wall Street area.
3The name of the show is "Monet's Garden: The Immersive Experience."
4The immersive experience uses digital technology to show very large images of Monet's paintings on the walls and floors of the building.
5It has music, the smell of lavender, and voice-over in several languages to help visitors immerse in the experience.
6Dr. Nepomuk Schessl is the producer of the exhibition.
7He said, "To be able to address more than just two senses I think will immerse people a bit more."
8Monet lived from 1840 until 1926.
9During his life, Monet changed from painting traditional, realistic images to capturing light, atmosphere and movement.
10Schessl explained that Monet "was living right at the moment when photography was invented.
11So, the whole world of art changed."
12The show will offer many of Monet's works, from the rocky coastline of Normandy to the Japanese bridge and water lilies at his home in Giverny.
13Swiss creative lab Immersive Art AG developed the idea for the show along with Alegria Konzert GmbH.
14It has already been shown in some European cities and will be shown in London.
15In some ways, Schessl thinks a huge 360-degree presentation of Monet's works fits with what Monet wanted.
16"He wanted the spectator to completely immerse himself or herself into the painting," said Schessl.
17Last year, two other immersive shows of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh came to New York City.
18And the exhibit of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt also used similar technology.
19Schessl says he looks at these kinds of exhibits to make sure his team knows about the newest technologies and ways of making immersive experiences possible.
20But he said the paintings should always be the center.
21"The technology is our means to achieve something, but it never should only be the technology," he said.
22I'm Andrew Smith.
1Large fields of water lilies will grow in a New York City neighborhood this autumn, at least digitally. 2A very large show celebrating French painter Claude Monet will open in November in a building once used as a bank in the Wall Street area. The name of the show is "Monet's Garden: The Immersive Experience." The immersive experience uses digital technology to show very large images of Monet's paintings on the walls and floors of the building. It has music, the smell of lavender, and voice-over in several languages to help visitors immerse in the experience. 3Dr. Nepomuk Schessl is the producer of the exhibition. He said, "To be able to address more than just two senses I think will immerse people a bit more." 4Monet lived from 1840 until 1926. During his life, Monet changed from painting traditional, realistic images to capturing light, atmosphere and movement. 5Schessl explained that Monet "was living right at the moment when photography was invented. So, the whole world of art changed." 6The show will offer many of Monet's works, from the rocky coastline of Normandy to the Japanese bridge and water lilies at his home in Giverny. 7Swiss creative lab Immersive Art AG developed the idea for the show along with Alegria Konzert GmbH. It has already been shown in some European cities and will be shown in London. 8In some ways, Schessl thinks a huge 360-degree presentation of Monet's works fits with what Monet wanted. "He wanted the spectator to completely immerse himself or herself into the painting," said Schessl. 9Last year, two other immersive shows of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh came to New York City. And the exhibit of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt also used similar technology. 10Schessl says he looks at these kinds of exhibits to make sure his team knows about the newest technologies and ways of making immersive experiences possible. But he said the paintings should always be the center. 11"The technology is our means to achieve something, but it never should only be the technology," he said. 12I'm Andrew Smith. 13Mark Kennedy wrote this story for the Associated Press. Andrew Smith adapted it for VOA Learning English. 14____________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16water lilies -n. types flowering plants that grow in ponds of water and float on the surface 17immersive/immersed -adj. completely surrounded by something or engaged in a way that engages all of one's attention and senses. 18lavender -n. a type of flowering plant with purple color and often used for scent in soaps, candles, and the like 19to address -v. to bring attention to 20exhibit -n. a display, usually of a form of visual art, such as a display of paintings in a museum. 21spectator -n. a person who views or watches an event such as a concert, athletic competition, museum exhibit, and the like 22means to -n. the ways, methods, or things that are used to do something 23___________________________________________________________________ 24We want to hear from you. 25We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 26Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.