When night fell in Phoenix Arizona from October 2018 through May 2019, the Desert Botanical Garden came to life. Our exhibit Electric Desert: A Light and Sound Experience merged desert forms with projection mapping and sound for a dreamy, trippy nighttime adventure.

One of the most photographed areas was the Cacti Synesthesia exhibit in the Cactus Gallery. Here’s what it looked and sounded like:

And here’s how we made it: