Now On View: The Betsy Orb Illuminates with dNASAb’s “Aesthetics of Decay”

MARCH 6 TO MARCH 31, 2026

7PM to 10PM

This March, The Betsy Orb—the egg-shaped architectural bridge connecting the (Betsy) hotel’s two buildings—will illuminate with a site-specific cinematic work by local transmedia artist dNASAb (pronounced diz-nee). Known for immersive, environmentally driven installations, dNASAb transforms the Betsy Orb into a luminous meditation on the evolving relationship between technology, ecology, and South Florida’s threatened coastal ecosystems.

The genesis of this environmental body of work lies in using reclaimed marine debris collected from local waterways. These materials are reconfigured into sculptural forms that are reintegrated into natural and aquatic environments, becoming the foundation for environmentally charged films that confront ecological fragility while envisioning regenerative futures.

Aesthetics of Decay is a 19-minute XR cinematic intervention presented at architectural scale, unfolding across six chapters: Genesis, Cathartic Release, Technosphere, Digital Altars, Entanglement, and Healing — “…to decay, but still shine.” The Orb becomes altar, cathedral, memorial, broken screen, media sculpture, and signal field — a public-facing experiment in contemporary storytelling shaped through personal loss and disruptive media arts practice.

Blending cinematic projection with environmental impact art, the Betsy Orb becomes both an architectural canvas and an ecological signal—amplifying urgent conversations about stewardship, resilience, and our responsibility to the ecosystems that define South Florida.