Beyond the Fall Line projection mapped video, sound, tengucho ~ kozo ~ mulberry paper 2025 This installation gathers recordings from across North Carolina’s watershed—from mountain headwaters to the Cape Fear River—and translates them into a shifting grid of moving images and sound. Here, Gene Felice uses projection mapping and layered audio to create an immersive environment of visual and sonic rhythms that surround visitors with the patterns of water and land, offering new ways to experience the state’s varied ecosystems. “I want to find ways to open doors and encourage environmental learning through curiosity and empathy,” he explains. Felice is Associate Professor of Digital & Studio Art at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he directs the Coaction Lab—a collaborative space for artists, scientists, and students to experiment across disciplines and develop new ways of visualizing and understanding coastal ecology. Blending digital media with environmental research, his work invites us to reflect on how our lives are connected to the water systems and landscapes that sustain them.
