Elevision’s FADA’ and kanvas design an immersive art and light experience

Following its success at DIFC Art Nights (Nov. 13–16), Elevision hosts FADA’ and three digital exhibitions at kanvas Dubai, to be on view till December 20 in kanvas spaces at Al Khayat Art Avenue in Al Quoz. Titled 3MERSIVE: Three Artists, One Immersive Journey, the digital art exhibition and the immersive experiences are brought by kanvas in collaboration with art curator Astrid Lesuisse, offering a multi-sensory adventure that blends light, motion and emotion through the works of three international artists, who are the authors of the artworks. Earlier at DIFC Gate Village, the FADA’ immersive experience, now being replicated at kanvas Dubai, was located at the square in front of Gaia and was one of the main highlights of the DIFC event.

This year’s edition at DIFC Art Nights also featured Art in Light, an interactive creative workshop by kanvas situated next to Cipriani, inviting visitors to explore the beauty of light through hands-on experimentation with colour, texture, and material. The showcase invited visitors to step into a world where digital art and spatial design merged, offering a sensory encounter that celebrated DIFC’s standing as a creative hub. The curated lineup brought together five established artists from the kanvas artist community, whose works merge technology, storytelling, and emotion.

They were: Ocean Anthology by Kati Katona; A Symphony of Shadows and Light by Kristel Bechara; Spatial Incisions by Andras Nagy; The Forest of Infinite Secrets by Rank SSS; and Nowadeus by Tim Christie & The Grid. Each of the immersive works is distinctive in style and narrative, offering a rich spectrum of visual languages, emotional tones and artistic techniques, from abstract digital landscapes to poetic and thought-provoking explorations of light and perception.

Symphony at kanvas.

Designed to explore the boundaries between technology and human experience, the immersive digital art exhibitions combine illusionary visuals, dynamic lighting and ambient soundscapes, to capture the pulse of contemporary art in motion, and creating a space simultaneously reflective and alive. Art in Light was a hands-on workshop specially adapted for DIFC Art Nights 2025. The experience transformed a simple light bulb and a long-forgotten tool — the overhead projector — into instruments of imagination and discovery. Participants could experiment with materials such as fabrics, transparent objects and sand, and explore how they interact under illumination, revealing the dialogue between colour, material, and light.

Accessible, playful and educational, Art in Light offered visitors of all ages the chance to rediscover the beauty of analogue creativity in a digital age. “It reflects kanvas’s ongoing mission to fuse creativity, culture, and technology into experiences that invite participation and wonder,” said the new media art space and storytelling studio. FADA’ first debuted at Dubai Design District (d3) as part of Elevision’s broader cultural and art initiative dedicated to enhancing the city’s creative landscape. Originating as a platform to connect communities through digital storytelling, FADA’ has evolved into an ongoing expression of Elevision’s belief that media can enrich public life by supporting culture, collaboration and innovation.

Symphony in motion.

“FADA’ embodies our vision of digital media as a platform for cultural engagement,” said Niall Sallam, CEO of Elevision, the media company. “Partnering with kanvas and Astrid for DIFC Art Nights allows us to bring that philosophy to life on one of Dubai’s most respected art stages, at a time when the city’s creative community is celebrating two decades of growth and inspiration.” “At kanvas, we don’t just showcase art — we build immersive worlds you can step into. Collaborating with Elevision in FADA’ gave us the chance to turn DIFC into a living story of light, sound, and emotion,” said Balint Tordai, kanvas Co-Founder.

“Society is driven by innovation, and I believe art is an endless source for new experiences. Alongside Elevision and kanvas, I’m honoured to contribute to making art more approachable, sparking dialogue, fostering emotional connections, and reinforcing DIFC’s role as a DIFC’s role as a creative incubator in the region,” Astrid Lesuisse said. Through this collaboration, Elevision, kanvas and Astrid Lesuisse demonstrate how art and technology coexist to elevate everyday environments, creating moments of beauty and reflection and weaving them into the fabric of the city.

Viewers are immersed in the Ocean Anthology.

Elevision is one of the largest Digital-Out-of-Home networks in the UAE and UK, spanning premium residential, lifestyle, and business districts. Its network of screens connect over a million viewers. Elevision plays an active role in shaping the cultural fabric of the communities it reaches. Through initiatives like FADA’, it uses its network as a medium for storytelling, art, and urban enrichment. kanvas is a Dubai-based new media art space and storytelling studio turning ideas into immersive, walk-through worlds. Through narrative-led design, advanced technology and collaborations with regional and international artists, it creates spaces where culture, innovation and imagination meet, delivered in-venue, as mobile pop-ups, or in other evolving immersive formats. Its global artistic and creative community produces visual and digital art, immersive and generative art, NFTs and interactive and experiential design.

For over six years, Astrid Lesuisse has been supporting UAE-based contemporary artists by increasing their visibility and supporting their growth, while contributing to Dubai’s growing prominence as a leading cultural and arts hub. She is determined to make art more accessible and celebrated by all through original concepts for exhibitions, events and collections and by removing their intimidatory factor. kanvas has extended its opening hours to welcome more visitors; entry is free for children under 12 and for People of Determination, making the kanvas experience more accessible.