DETAILS

Built: Completed in 2025

Apotheneum (meaning “place of divine elevation” in Greco-Latin) is a building-scaled multi-sensory visual, sonic, and haptic instrument designed for contributing light and sound artists to transport visitors through participatory immersion.

Comprised of two nested chambers made of back-to-back LED nets sponsoring 26,560 total light nodes, Apotheneum presents four independent canvases—two per volume—and an immersive four-channel sound system for our collaborating audiovisual artists to program, and/or play live.

Measuring 40 x 40 x 40 feet, Apotheneum's cubic antechamber envelops a thirty-foot cylindrical "inner sanctum" that opens to the sky. This inner chamber is anchored by a 24-foot hexagonal haptic “bed” 18 inches tall, made of 96 triangular tiles under which dmx-powered servo motors emit vibration and light, on its own programming, and/or in sync with the light and sound.

Having completed a successful inaugural run at Burning Man 2025, and been since deployed as an official exhibition at Art Basel Miami through our partner, Art With Me, Apotheneum is a multi-year project that will evolve alongside a growing list of collaborators, content, and hosted venues.

All Images © Apotheneum 501(c)(3) unless otherwise noted.

Anthony Fieldman, lead artist & project lead

Mark Slee, lead collaborating artist & technical lead

Theresa Silver, Dan Oved, Jon Bonk, and Sofi Yuditskaya, inaugural artists

LINKS:

Film of FOSS performing at Apotheneum, Aug 2025

Film excerpt featuring Apotheneum at 17:50—19:10 minutes

Video of Mark Slee’s art at Apotheneum, Aug 2025

ArchDaily feature including Apotheneum, Aug 2025