{"id":155530,"date":"2026-02-14T14:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155530\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:16:09","slug":"4-trippy-installations-to-see-hear-and-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155530\/","title":{"rendered":"4 trippy installations to see, hear and touch"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s free, it\u2019s eye-popping art, and it just might ignite your imagination.<\/p>\n

Returning for its fifth edition, IGNITE Broward 2026 runs Feb. 13-22 with 30 immersive displays and light-tripping sculptures, all fanning out across four venues.<\/p>\n

The county has invested much to grow this 10-day bash, said Phillip Dunlap, director of Broward\u2019s Cultural Division, which is co-presenting the event. Its budget has surged tenfold since IGNITE launched five years ago, from $125,000 in 2021 to $1.1 million this year, he said, and the 2025 event saw 80,000 visitors.<\/p>\n

\""Quantum<\/p>\n

Rodrigo Gaya \/ Gayaman Visual Studio LLC for IGNITE Broward \/ Courtesy<\/p>\n

“Quantum Jungle,” from Robin Baumgarten, is one of six light-and sound-based installations on display at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport during IGNITE Broward 2026. (Rodrigo Gaya \/ Gayaman Visual Studio LLC for IGNITE Broward \/ Courtesy)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not trying to be Art Basel. This is unique to us. We just want to create a really cool, eclectic festival of experiences that people want to enjoy,\u201d Dunlap said.<\/p>\n

So, to experience all that Ignite Broward has to offer, where should you go first, and what\u2019s worth seeing? We\u2019ve pulled together a handy guide below recommending the can\u2019t-miss artworks at each of IGNITE\u2019s four locations.<\/p>\n

The venues:\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, 2520 NW Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, 100 Terminal Drive, Fort Lauderdale,<\/p>\n

\u2022 MAD Arts, 481 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach<\/p>\n

\u2022 ArtsPark at Young Circle, 1 Young Circle, Hollywood<\/p>\n

Note on parking and transportation:<\/p>\n

Avoid parking at African American Research Library and Cultural Center because the lot is under construction, according to IGNITE Broward organizers. Instead, park in surrounding lots at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park. Meanwhile, the Circuit app<\/a> will give passengers free eco-friendly rides from downtown Fort Lauderdale to the park and back.<\/p>\n

For more information: Visit ignitebroward.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\""Up-Next"<\/p>\n

IGNITE Broward \/ Courtesy<\/p>\n

“Up-Next” from Oliver Lewis, an interactive sculpture resembling a 1980s TV set, is on display at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale during IGNITE Broward 2026. (IGNITE Broward\/Courtesy)
\nFort Lauderdale<\/p>\n

See: \u201cUp-Next\u201d by Oliver Lewis at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park is a 1980s boob-tube sculpture (yes, TVs used to be boxy, not flat) in which users can turn retro knobs (yes, TVs once had knobs) to channel-surf (play TV shows at random) colorful displays of \u201ckaleidoscope patterns and animation\u201d as a playful collision of nostalgia (pre-2000) and futuristic light art.<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re there: Attend the UNDEFEATED World Finals, produced by BreakinMIA, a breaking battle pitting dancers competing for a cash prize, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.<\/p>\n

See: Daniel Popper\u2019s \u201cAEONIUM Prototype Sculpture\u201d at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The serene female bust, draped in rosettes from the spiral subtropical plant of the same name, features projection-mapped lights and colors that playfully dance across the sculpture. It\u2019s in Terminal 1\u2019s Baggage Claim area. And let\u2019s address the elephant on the concourse, while we\u2019re at it: What local ever joyrides to their own airport for funsies? Fair point, Dunlap admits. \u201cI\u2019ll admit it\u2019s out of the box, for sure.\u201d These installations are more aimed at thousands of tourists who pass through the airport daily, which amounts to many eyeballs, he says. Nonetheless, if you\u2019re local and like terminals \u2026<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re there: Pass by Baggage Claim in Terminal 2, touch and read South Florida poems sorted by local ZIP code as part of O, Miami\u2019s \u201cInteractive ZipOdes Map.\u201d<\/p>\n

\""A<\/p>\n

IGNITE Broward \/ Courtesy<\/p>\n

“A Walled City,” an interactive AI installation from Weidi Zhang and Rodger Luo, can be found at MAD Arts in Dania Beach. (IGNITE Broward\/Courtesy)
\nDania Beach<\/p>\n

See: \u201cA Walled City\u201d by Weidi Zhang and Rodger Luo at MAD Arts is an interactive AI piece in which visitors can upload photos (PG-friendly) that will populate the walls of a living virtual \u201ccity,\u201d which will grow larger and larger as more digital data is added.<\/p>\n

While You\u2019re There: Hear Underground Music Academy Detroit, where DJs I.V., Hypemelo, and Nicholas Burgess spin electronica as students from MAD Arts\u2019 Art & Tech Studio Program map art-video projections on the walls, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20.<\/p>\n

\""Ascendance,"<\/p>\n

Andre Pattenden for IGNITE Broward \/ Courtesy<\/p>\n

“Ascendance,” a projection-mapped piece from Studio McGuire showing an astronaut adrift in the cosmos, is on display at ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood. (Andre Pattenden for IGNITE Broward\/Courtesy)
\nHollywood<\/p>\n

See: \u201cAscendance\u201d by Studio McGuire, a projection-mapped piece at ArtsPark at Young Circle, shows an astronaut severed from his mothership, drifting endlessly in the twinkling cosmos as his oxygen-deprived brain hallucinates vibrant flowers and fluttering butterflies. Think Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n\u2019s 2013 movie \u201cGravity,\u201d except Sandra Bullock doesn\u2019t make it back to Earth.<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re there: Hear the Rhythm Foundation\u2019s concert \u201cLive at IGNITE,\u201d featuring sets from acclaimed Miami band Spam Allstars and two-time Latin Grammy winner Dav Julca, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21.<\/p>\n

\""In<\/p>\n

IGNITE Broward \/ Courtesy<\/p>\n

“In Search of Light 2,” an immersive VR and laser-based installation from Miguel Gonzalez, can be found at MAD Arts in Dania Beach during the annual IGNITE Broward festival, returning Feb. 13-22. (IGNITE Broward \/ Courtesy)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s free, it\u2019s eye-popping art, and it just might ignite your imagination. Returning for its fifth edition, IGNITE…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2813,506,8904,104,684,28,249,251,250,686,114,109,106],"class_list":{"0":"post-155530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-broward-county","10":"tag-dania-beach","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-events","13":"tag-florida","14":"tag-fort-lauderdale","15":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","16":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news","17":"tag-hollywood","18":"tag-latest-headlines","19":"tag-social","20":"tag-things-to-do"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}