In this exhibition you can find artworks that experiment with how our environment is sound, be them biological, technological or even metaphorical. Each piece explores a different way to interpret the world through sound. It is our hope that these works inspire you to listen to your surroundings in a new way and perhaps even make something yourself.
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Manahatta Waterways: a Sanctuary by Joyce Yu-Jean Lee

Posted March 9, 2026

You're invited to join artist Joyce Yu-Jean Lee, Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute, on Saturday, March 14th at 4pm for a walk-through tour of her digital commission by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, "Manahatta Waterways: a Sanctuary" at Fulton Center in downtown Manhattan. The artworks play at the top of the hour, 24/7 through April 2026.

Tour her 52 screen digital journey from street level to the subway mezzanine. The video installation traces a descent from whales lunge feeding on Menhaden and spouting at the surface, through kaleidoscopic coral reefs, and down to the mesophotic "twilight zone" nearly 300 feet deep. Lee reclaims Manahatta—the Lenape name for Manhattan—as both a harbor and a timeless reef shaped by evolution and climate cycles.

DIRECTIONS: Meet at the street level entrance of Fulton Mall at Broadway and Dey Streets near the Auntie Anne's pretzel cart. Please note we will be walking through the station and will swipe into the turnstiles during the tour, and back out. Feel free to reach out directly to Joyce with any Qs beforehand: jlee396@pratt.edu