ENESS is an art and technology studio. We design evocative interactive experiences for public, commercial and cultural entities.

 

Founded in 1997, ENESS is a multi-award-winning art and technology studio. The multidisciplinary team explores the intersection between the virtual and the physical world in the creation of temporary and permanent interactive public art. Pioneers of new media art, ENESS artworks combine sculpture, textiles, design, furniture, software development, music and story.

Led by Artist and Founder Nimrod Weis, the team delves into the deeper potential of interactivity to form emotive responses from audiences and how to make art appeal to people of all ages and backgrounds. The studio’s style of work seduces viewers to get closer and experience unexpected curiosities, taking digital art installations out of the gallery and into the realm of public space.

The team’s work questions how we view cities and their spaces and share ways in which technology and art bond us together.

ENESS believes in the power of providing art in everyday life that fires the imagination; that provides joy, happiness and beauty in unexpected places – transformational experiences that change lives. In this way the team are ‘happiness architects’, inspiring deeper moments between friends, family and community.

ENESS interactive installations are commissioned by urban and cultural precincts, festivals, galleries and museums of modern art worldwide.


We work across a variety of sectors:

Cultural institutions including art galleries, museums and performing arts complexes as well as events and festivals.

Architects, property developers and interior designers for refurbishments and new builds.

State Governments and Councils for masterplans and public realm.


Exhibitions

2024 Cupid’s Koi Garden, Design District Hong Kong
2024 Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, Royal Château de Blois, France
2024 Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness,
ICONSIAM, Thailand
2024 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Hyperdome, Queensland
2024 Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, Yarrila Arts and Museum, Coffs Harbour
2024 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Darwin Festival
2024 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Werribee
2024 Iwagumi Air Scape, i Light Singapore
2024 Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, i Light Singapore
2024 Together Forever, Pop Air Balloon Museum, Barcelona
2024 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Edmonton Downtown, Alberta Canada
2024 Airship Orchestra, One Central Macau
2024 Stem by Stem — Alien Boy Gives Me Flowers, Subi Blooms festival, Subiaco
2024 Sky Castle, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah
2024 Spiritus Sonata, Balloon Museum Let’s Fly, Atlanta
2024 The Rock That Grew A Door, Taoyuan Children’s Art Center
2024 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Woodgrove, Victoria
2024 Airship Orchestra Taoyuan Lantern Festival
2024 It’s Not Rocket Science, Canberra Centre
2024 Airship Orchestra Sapporo International Arts Festival, Japan
2024 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Grand Central, Queensland
2023 Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, Amsterdam Light Festival
2023 Architecture Commission Consultants for Nic Brunsdon’s (This is) Air, National Gallery of Victoria
2023 A Solar-Powered Bench That Spins Ever So Slowly National Gallery of Victoria
2023 Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness, Eslite Spectrum, Taiwan
2023 Spiritus Sonata, Balloon Museum, New York
2023 Together Forever, Balloon Museum, Naples
2023 Tree Man, Cathedral Square, Perth
2023 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Mackay Festival
2023 Esc. With Us, Brisbane Festival
2023 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Watergardens
2023 Hello AI ‘It’s Not Rocket Science’, Taikoo Hui, Guangzhou
2023 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Eastland
2023 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Bunjil Place, Melbourne
2023 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Castle Towers
2023 Tree Man, Glow Winter Arts Festival, City of Stonnington, Melbourne
2023 Sky Castle, Glow, Sydney Zoo
2023 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Westpoint
2023 Tree Man, i Light Singapore, Marina Bay
2023 A Solar-Powered Bench that Spins Ever So Slowly, Melbourne Design Week, National Gallery of Victoria
2023 Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness Centre d'art à Châteaugiron, Rennes, France
2023 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Robina Town Centre
2023 Sky Castle, King Abdulaziz Center For World Culture (Ithra)
2023 It’s Not Rocket Science, QIC, Canberra Centre
2023 Airship Orchestra, Balloon Museum, Madrid
2023 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Adelaide Festival
2023 BioMorph, CSL Headquarters, Melbourne
2023 Tree Man, Glow Shenzhen, China
2023 Stem by Stem, Sapporo International Arts Festival, Japan
2023 Cupid’s Koi Garden, Sydney Festival
2023 LUMES, Chevron, Perth
2022 I Believe Swings & Seesaws, Melbourne Museum
2022 Airship Orchestra, Balloon Museum Pop Air, Milan
2022 Sky Castle, Dubai Lights, Dubai Design District
2022 Cupid’s Koi Garden, Noor Riyadh Festival
2022 Waterbody, Mirvac, Sydney








2022 Sky Castle, Dubbo City Council
2022 Airship Orchestra, Stuart Semple, Giant Gallery, Bournemouth
2022 Airship Orchestra, City of Wagga Wagga
2022 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Gippsland Performing Arts Centre
2022 Sky Castle, Glow Festival City of Stonnington, Melbourne
2022 Cupid’s Koi Garden, Balloon Museum, La Villette, Paris
2022 Stem by Stem, 400 George Street, Sydney
2022 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Parramatta Nights, Sydney
2022 Cupid’s Koi Garden, Adelaide Festival
2022 Sky Castle, Hurstville, Sydney
2022 I Believe swings, Joondalup Festival, Western Australia
2022 Lost Dogs’ Disco, Joondalup Festival, Western Australia
2022 Lost Dogs’ Disco, LIT Festival Wyndham City, Melbourne
2022 Airship Orchestra, Glow Festival, Shenzhen
2022 Airship Orchestra, Sydney Festival
2022 Cupid’s Koi Garden, Fed Square, Melbourne
2021/2022 Sky Castle, Stratford, Canada
2021 Sky Castle, Glow Festival, Shenzhen
2021 Sky Castle, Winter Wonders, Brussels
2021 Sky Castle, Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney
2021 Lost Dogs’ Disco, HOTA (Home of the Arts), Gold Coast
2021 Airship Orchestra, Brisbane Festival
2021 Sky Castle, Brisbane Festival
2021 Light Seesaw, Brisbane Festival
2021 I Believe, Brisbane Festival
2021 Sky Castle, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
2021 Sky Castle, Illuminate Adelaide
2021 Airship Orchestra, Illuminate Adelaide
2021 Airship Orchestra, Prahran Square, City of Stonnington
2020 Sky Castle, Fed Square
2020 Skyball, Australian Sports Museum, MCG Melbourne
2019 Airship Orchestra, Light Yards, Washington D.C.
2019 LUMES, Monash Tech, Melbourne
2019 SEED, Urbis Sydney
2019 Airship Orchestra, Xintiandi, Shanghai
2019 Light Seesaw, The Other Art Fair, Sydney
2019 LUMES, NBN, Sydney
2019 Donor Boards, Royal Children’s Hospital
2019 LUMES, Holt Street, Sydney
2019 LUMES, Google, Google Head Office, Sydney
2019 Sonic Light Bubble, Futura Italia, Genoa Italy
2019 Biophilia Robot, King Fahad Library, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2018 LUMES, NBNco, Melbourne
2018 Sonic Light Bubble, Business of Design Week, Hong Kong
2018 JEM, South Bank, South Bank Corporation, Brisbane
2018 Sonic Light Bubble, International Exhibition of Art & Design, Xian, China
2018 Sonic Light Bubble, Shenzhen Future City Design Week, China
2018 Sonic Light Bubble, Lichtfestival Knokke-Heist, Belgium
2018 Sonic Light Bubble, Canary Wharf, London
2018 Welcome to Country, Melbourne Visitor Centre
2017 Light Scraper, Shanghai
2017 Sonic Light Bubble, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
2017 Light Seesaw, Wuhan, China
2016 LUMES, Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne
2013 Midden, White Night, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
2013 Bunjil, Melbourne Museum
2013 Infinite Choir, City of Sydney
2012 Light Seesaw, launched Fed Square
2011 Möbius, Federation Square, Melbourne
2011 Light Ripples, State of Design Exhibition, Melbourne
2009 Cross-Sections in Space, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei
2006 Crowd, Eyes, Lies and Illusions, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Melbourne
2005 Virsual, futurePlay, National Gallery of Australia


Awards and recognition

2024 Exhibition of the Year FRAME awards 2024
2024 Shortlisted Dezeen Awards 2024
2023 LIT Lighting Design Awards Winners in Interactive Lighting Project / Light Art Project – Modern Guru and the Path to
Artificial Happiness

2023 Melbourne Design Awards Silver – Pop-Ups, Display, Exhibit & Set Design –
A Solar-Powered Bench That Spins Ever So Slowly
2023 Melbourne Design Awards Gold – Lighting Design – Waterbody
2022 Australian Design Awards – Pop-Ups, Display, Exhibit & Set Design – Cupid's Koi Garden
2022 Melbourne Design Awards Silver – Pop-Ups, Display, Exhibit & Set Design – Cupid's Koi Garden
2022 ArchDaily, Building of the Year awards nomination – Sky Castle and Airship Orchestra
2021 Special Event of the Year, MEA Awards for Fed Square – Sky Castle
2018 Melbourne Design Awards – JEM
2018 Melbourne Design Awards – LUMES Cabrini Hospital
2017 Mori Art Museum, Japan – Sonic Light Bubble
2016 MONA Exhibition, On the Original of Art – Bunjil Creation Cinema
2014 Melbourne Design Awards, Museum Victoria – Bunjil Creation Cinema
2014 Create Awards, 1st Prize, Museum Victoria – Bunjil Creation Cinema
2011 Qantm Create Design Awards, Highly Commended, A Light Session – Disney Tron
2009 MUSE Award, Interpretative Interactive Installations – The Dynamic Map, Museum Victoria
2008 Premier’s Design Awards, Commercial Multimedia Design – The Dynamic Map, Museum Victoria
2007 Japan Media Arts Award Art Division – Arctic Sanctuary
2006 People’s Choice Award, State of Design Festival – Virsual, the digital rocking horse
2006 Premier’s Design Awards, Multimedia Design – Pixile sculpture
2004 Premier’s Design Awards, Acquisition Prize, Melbourne Museum
2004 The People’s Choice Award, State of Design Festival – Virsual, the digital rocking horse


Publications

Artist Profile
Vault
FRAME
Green magazine
Azure Magazine
Stirpad
Australian Design Review
Urban Developer
Designboom
ArchDaily
Colossal
My Modern Met
Hyperallergic
VISION
Designverse
eSTAV Architectural Journal
Legit Magazine
Prestige Online
The Urban List
TimeOut
Concrete Playground
Rolling Stone
Mashable 


urdesign
STIRworld
Architecture Insight
Indulge Magazine
Arts Review
Broadsheet
ArtsHub
ArchitectureAU
Plain Magazine
Wallpaper
WIRED
Artlink Magazine
IdN Magazine
Creative
TOKION
Melbourne Design Guide
Concrete Playground
Inside magazine
desktop
Curve Magazine
Lonely Planet
HYPEBEAST 

Motionographer
New Atlas
Curbed
Trend Hunter
Contemporist
YD Yanko Design
Campaign Brief
Pedestrian
The Creators Project
Fubiz
Engadget
Yen
The Age
The Herald Sun
Sydney Morning Herald
The Courier Mail
Melbourne Magazine
Adelaide Advertiser
Illumni
The Tech Pipe
Architecture & Design
INDESIGNLIVE