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

The work emerges from a practice rooted in reclaimed marine debris collected from local waterways. These materials are reconfigured into sculptural forms and reintegrated into natural and aquatic environments—becoming the foundation for environmentally charged films that confront ecological fragility while imagining 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.” Across the experience, the Orb shifts in meaning and function—becoming altar, cathedral, memorial, broken screen, media sculpture, and signal field—an 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 shared responsibility to the ecosystems that define South Florida.