Garden of Hope

Rive Roshan Presents ‘Garden of Hope’ at Alcova Milan: Cultivating a Sanctuary of Light and Reflection within the Grounds of the former Baggio Military Hospital Following their successful installation within the fountain of Villa Bagatti Valsecchi last year, Amsterdam-based studio Rive Roshan returns to Milan Design Week 2026 with a site-specific spatial installation that offers a luminous juxtaposition against the site’s military heritage. Monumental, coloured glass monoliths act as dynamic optical instruments – refracting light, projecting kaleidoscopic hues across the landscape, and endlessly reflecting the surroundings via mirrored surfaces. This kinetic environment translates the audio frequencies of songs of resistance and hope into a choreographed visual dance. Rooted in the designers' Dutch and Australian-Iranian heritage, the work materialises rhythms from songs longing for freedom into a poetic exploration of materiality, optics, and global resilience.