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“Forest Dancer.” All images courtesy of ENESS, shared with permission

A Monumental Immersive Installation by ENESS Prompts Joy and Togetherness

A nine-meter-tall passageway made of eight individual arches enticed visitors into ENESS’s latest installation (previously). Last month at Quoz Arts Fest 2025 in Dubai, Forest Dancer comprised a monumental entry and an immersive exhibition of illuminated inflatable forms inside a contemporary building.

With mushroom-like proportions, pixellated patterns, and a slew of changing hues, ENESS’s work encompasses a central character surrounded by psychedelic trees, mountains, insects, and boulder-like bean bags.

a detail looking skyward of a monumental illuminated archway installation with a pink-and-purple geometric pattern

“As artists, we work in many contexts—inside galleries and museums, in (the) public realm and even creating small art pieces for the home,” said ENESS founder Nimrod Weis. “This approach of ‘art is everywhere’ means that we responded to the inspiring architecture by creating an artwork that is at once a conversation with the built form and an installation in its own right.”

This year’s festival was curated around the theme of an Arabic proverb meaning “a hut holds a thousand friends,” inspiring creative responses that center on bringing people of all ages together and promoting interactivity.

A statement says, “The entire exhibition, spanning over 600 square meters, is an ode to the power and importance of creativity in the face of online obsession, geopolitical upheaval, and the rise of dark forces taking us far from the soulfulness of art, human connection, and gentle contemplation,” says a statement.

Find more on ENESS’s website.

a person stands beneath an illuminated installation with lights resembling the underside of a mushroom
a detail of an illuminated installation with lights resembling the underside of a mushroom
a monumental illuminated archway extending from a contemporary building with a person standing under the archway to show its large scale
two people stand inside of an illuminated installation with a purple-and-pink geometric pattern
a monumental illuminated archway installed at the entrance of a contemporary building with a vibrant geometric gradient pattern
a person lounges in a beanbag-like seat beneath an illuminated installation with lights resembling the underside of a mushroom

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