Jesper Just – The Garden in the Machine invites the reader into the groundbreaking video installation of the same name by Danish artist Jesper Just—an immersive and monumental site-specific work exploring the dynamic interplay between nature and digital technology. Published by Roulette Russe, the book stands as an artist publication in its own right, with concept, imagery, and reflections by Jesper Just, offering a unique entry point into the sensorial and conceptual depth of the installation in Aarhus.

Anchored by a living pine tree whose photosynthetic activity drives a constantly evolving digital forest across 1,400 square meters of LED panels, The Garden in the Machine is both a technological marvel and a philosophical inquiry. Through real-time data and luminous visuals, the work creates a symbiotic loop between organic life and digital image-making—a living feedback system shaped by both sun and screen.

The book features a foreword by Christine Buhl Andersen, an essay by media scholar Giuliana Bruno, and a dialogue between Jesper Just and curator Pernille Taagaard Dinesen, expanding on the artistic, cinematic, and ecological resonances of the project.

With richly atmospheric photography and conceptual reflections, Jesper Just – The Garden in the Machine invites the reader to experience the installation as both phenomenon and meditation—where nature meets machine in a choreography of light, data, and perception.

Edited by: Pernille Taagaard Dinesen, Helene Gamst & Jesper Just
Graphic Design: Troels Faber
Production: GPS Group
Text Contributors: Christine Buhl Andersen, Giuliana Bruno, Jesper Just & Pernille Taagaard Dinesen