Undercurrents

This immersive installation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer explores communication across time, space, and relationships through voices, light, and memory.

Undercurrents Immersive Event - Main Image

Step into a resonant landscape of voices and light with Undercurrents, a new interactive art installation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. This immersive experience transforms the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern into an echoing chamber of sound, illumination, and memory, revealing how communication travels across time, space, and human relationships. Undercurrents invites visitors to speak, listen, and reflect as voices are carried through a glowing network of light, creating a living, ever-changing environment shaped by those who enter.

Venue

Houston, TX

Start date

April 24th, 2026

End date

January 24th, 2027

Audience Role

Undercurrents invites visitors to speak, listen, and reflect as voices are carried through a glowing network of light, creating a living, ever-changing environment shaped by those who enter.

Ages: 10 +

Content Advisories

• Flashing lights
• Audio
• No sexual content
• Use of sound and lighting effects
• Moving lights

Interaction Advisories

• No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

• Event is wheelchair accessible
• No mobility advisories

Tags

Installation

About Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern

The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. BBP restored and repurposed the 87,500-square-foot Cistern into a magnificent public space for tours, performances, and art installations.