The crowning piece of the new garden is the Crystal Cloud, created by Andy Cao and Xavier Perrot. This monumental installation drifts above the black Mirror Pool, inviting visitors to pause for moment and be inspired. With a surface of around 1,400 square meters, this mystical masterpiece is the largest work of its kind in the world. The Crystal Cloud consists of around 800,000 hand-mounted Swarovski crystals. A descending path draws visitors to the Mirror Pool where the crystals’ light is captured like stars shimmering in the nocturnal sky – even in broad daylight. Here, by the way, you will also find one of our audio plays that you can easily access by clicking on the link below.
The artist team CAO PERROT, having demonstrated keen acumen designing both large landscape installations and intimate garden spaces, are known for their creative approach of blending art and landscape to make places for dreaming. This has been the duo’s leitmotif for more than a decade, resulting in an impressive portfolio of international projects including the Guangming Central Park in Shenzhen, China; the Red Bowl/White Dome installations in Beauvais, France; and the Jardin des Hespérides in Métis-sur-Mer, Canada. In their work, CAO PERROT place less emphasis on meaning than on feelings and emotion, drawing inspiration from trees and clouds – familiar images that require no interpretation.
