The Sound of Silence
A koan is an insolvable Zen riddle used as a contemplative exercise along the road to enlightenment. In this design, rocks made from acrylic stone and a bonsai tree are clues in the search for the garden's deeper significance.
The garden is inspired by the austerity of Zen Japanese gardens. These gardens were designed to be viewed as enigmatic representations of the course of human life, and provided an image of nature in its most condensed form.