The "Stones and Thousands of Flowers Garden" exhibition brings together artworks that explore the human relationship with nature in space and time through visual art and jewelry.

The name "Stones and Thousands of Flowers Garden" refers to the Japanese rock garden, often called Zen Garden, and the medieval style known as Millefleurs, literally "a thousand flowers." Gardens have inspired people for centuries, appealing to our senses and minds.

In today’s stormy global context, the garden seems especially important. It is a space for thoughts and the recurring questions that arise.
What can we know? What should we do? What can we hope for? These questions by Immanuel Kant seem particularly relevant in our time, reflecting the history of gardens. What secrets lie hidden in Eastern Rock Gardens and medieval tapestries in the West? What did philosophers think about the Greek garden? We still long for an understanding of the order behind the world and yearn to know why we are here and where we came from, as Stephen Hawking presents in his A Brief History of Time.

The exhibition features works by artists Anna Rikkinen, Annika Eklöf, Petri Eklöf, Inni Pärnänen, Tarja Tuupanen, Helena Lehtinen, Elina Honkanen, Janna Syvänoja, Veera Kulju, Vesa Nilsson, Nelli Tanner, and Irene Sema.

The garden is also depicted as a kind of kindergarten—a place where children grow and develop. The installation offers opportunities for children's interactive participation, as well as studies in philosophy, art, and discussions.
The project has an online platform where you can find more about the artists’ works.
https://infogardenhelsinki.wixsite.com/garden

The exhibition has been curated by Irene Sema and Nelli Tanner.