#interactive-installation

#interactive-installation

New York loves a spectacle-especially one that glows, hums and vibrates with enough sensory power to make Times Square look understated. Enter reSOUND New York, the latest immersive art experience to land at Rockefeller Center, transforming the iconic rink level into a labyrinth of light, sound and touch. Created by d'strict, the Korean art and design collective responsible for viral digital works like WAVE and Waterfall-NYC, the exhibition marks their official New York debut and will run through October 31, 2026.

The high-profile street artist KAWS will take centre stage in a major Abu Dhabi public art initiative launching next month. KAWS'S work-which shows the artist's signature Companian figure reclining on its back while lifting a lit moon in its hands-will feature in the second edition of Manar Abu Dhabi. The exhibition of light works takes its name from the Arabic for "light" or "guiding light".

On Saturday, as visitors walk through the display, motion sensors will trigger a piece of city furniture to speak, Wong said. 'We See You,' an independent multimedia installation, reimagines park landscapes as talking, thinking characters. (Submitted by Eunice Wong) "There's kind of a pleasant surprise element," they said. "You don't expect a tree to talk to you." We See You is among the more than 85 works on display by local, Canadian and international artists.

Visitors can collaboratively build a sonic architecture, creating a utopian city with modular sound parts that function as communication devices expressing connection through sound.

Netty, a large, spider-like installation, serves as a playful urban tool for communication, reflecting themes of connection and dialogue central to community interaction.

Interchange is a web-based interactive installation that explores how people perceive and engage with financial markets. The project reflects on the shifting relationship between individuals and the abstract systems that define modern finance. Active participation reveals a dynamic, unpredictable environment shaped by personal beliefs, collective behavior, news, and global events.