{"id":134310,"date":"2026-04-09T12:19:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/oeuvres\/titre-en-attente-pierick-sorin\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:58:42","slug":"hortulanus-mirabilis","status":"publish","type":"oeuvre","link":"https:\/\/www.levoyageanantes.fr\/en\/artworks\/hortulanus-mirabilis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hortulanus mirabilis"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of a project to rehabilitate a disaffected aviary in Jardin des Plantes, Nantes\u2019 Parks Department and Le Voyage \u00e0 Nantes commissioned Pierrick Sorin to create an in situ art work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


After graduating from Nantes\u2019 fine arts academy in 1988, local icon Pierrick Sorin became a leading figure in video art during the 1990s. Over time, his work has expanded into short films, visual installations, holographic devices, and stage design, particularly for opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To breathe new life into a disused aviary in Jardin des Plantes, the city\u2019s parks and recreation department, along with Le Voyage \u00e0 Nantes, invited Sorin to create an in-situ<\/em> artwork, which he called: Hortulanus mirabilis<\/em> (\u201cThe Wonderful Gardener\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of his continued exploration of life-sized holographic characters, Sorin presents a scene of uncanny realism: a dreamy gardener, seemingly unaware of the danger he\u2019s causing, burns dead leaves inside the aviary. Beyond its magical appearance, the situation unfolds through a series of amusing and poetic incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n