The Arcadian Garden is a transformation of the Reception Hall of the office into an office-objects-made Arcadia that blurs the boundaries between the natural and the artificial, leaving the viewer to wonder what is read as natural and why.
The nature of the critique focuses on the plastic plants and posters of the natural landscape that can be found in many office reception halls. This is an attempt to "naturalize" the office, making it look like a nice, comfortable and healthy place that even though it is still an atmosphere filled with mechanical air and electric light .
The invisible woman, taking from a mixture of different traditional Japanese gardens, transforms the reception area following her desire to create a place to practice contemplation and meditation because of her wish for an open air, country-side atmosphere. Post-its become grass and change their colour according to the year seasons. Keys of computer keyboards create a path that goes to the bridge over the drawer-made pond where she also grows some rice plants. The table-lights+toilet-rolls tree in the forefront completes the composition.
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