summ( )n

Last Saturday we managed to get to the art gardens of the foundation Insel Hombroich Stiftung Insel Hombroich, near Dusseldorf. We’ve been there about a year ago, and ever since this time I wanted to revisit this magical place. In some sense the space they created is one big SUMMON (in our sense of the word, that is). It’s an amazing spatial experience, combining diverse natural landscape and exquisite art-scape; the park is a true blend of art and nature, and the experience of being their may well work as a real transformation.

Their website does not quite reflect all these beauties, which is a pity. But I wonder if any website would be any good for that place. One of those rare moments when my usual preference of everything digital surrender.

My only line of ‘constructive criticism’ would be in the area of ‘gameplay’ (or rather, lack of it there). I tend to think that it can be made richer; in some way I appreciate the zen-like
absence of it in the current re-incarnation of the park/space, but I also feel the experience can become even more powerful and memorable if people would be engaged into a meta-game of some sort, spreading across the whole environment there.