Contemporary Exhibitions

Below are examples of Contemporary Art presented as Immersive Art experiences, in a Gallery, or similar institutional settings.

As technology advances, artists have continued to explore new ways to engage audiences, using digital media, interactive elements, and environmental interventions. The evolution of immersive art highlights a growing trend towards creating environments that are seen as a broad sensory experience. Another aim is to create immersive experiences that are more accessible, engaging and impactful, whilst maintaining artistic integrity.

 

multi-agency team creating a multi-sensory experience

Wolfgang Buttress (b. 1965) is an award winning British artist who creates multi-sensory artworks that draw inspiration from our evolving relationship with the ‘natural’ world. He collaborates with architects, landscapers, scientists and musicians to create human-centred experiences.

The Hive is a fourteen-meter aluminium lattice cuboid that highlights the decline of the honey bee. Currently installed at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England, the project has won over 25 awards including the gold medal for best in show.

 

 

 

We Will Sing - site specific inspirations

We Will Sing is a work of memory and imagining referencing the origins of the textile processes that once filled this huge space, Hamilton’s site-responsive installation weaves together voice, song and printed word in a material surround made from raw and woven wool sourced from local textile companies.

The Weather Project (2003) at Tate Modern 

Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson used mirrors, light and mist to create a sensory environment in the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern. This dramatic installation radically altered the space, exploring ideas about perception, experience and representation. Over two million visitors went to see and experience what would become one of the most famous piece of immersive art.

WE ARE ALL MADE OF LIGHT

An immersive art installation about our interconnectedness was created for MadArt Studio and used artificial intelligence (AI), interactive light, and spatial sound to emulate a constellation in which every person becomes one among the stars. . The piece has received the international award for the best interactive artwork, Lumen Prize for Art and Technology.

Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms 

According to the Tate website, Infinity Mirrored Room-Filled with the Brilliance of Life (2011/17. exhibition 2020) was the largest mirror installation Kusama had made up to that date. the latest iterations of Infinity Rooms were at the NVG, Melbourne, Australia, in early 2025. Highly Instagramable, further installations  are very likely to be planned around the world for the future.