Haiii-Liiight (2021) by Haiiileen was a site-specific light sculpture installation created for Soho Beach House’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Miami Beach.
The piece extended Haiiileen’s Aciiid Universe and Aura Mirror series, channeling her signature synesthetic color palette and kinetic geometry into a radiant halo of refracted light.
Title: Haiii-Liiight (2021) – NYE Installation for Soho Beach House
- Artist: Haiiileen (Aileen Quintana)
- Medium: Light Installation | Resin Sculpture | Reflective Mixed Media
- Commissioned by: Soho Beach House Miami
- Location: Miami Beach, FL
- Year: 2021
Description
Haiii-Liiight (2021) transformed the Soho Beach House terrace into a celestial environment where guests entered the new year through a luminous gateway of color and reflection. The installation featured layered reflective resin panels arranged in an arc, resembling a rising sun or expanding aura.
Under blacklight illumination, the pigments shimmered in hypnotic transitions of blue, red, orange, and green — capturing the essence of movement, rebirth, and transformation. The piece embodied a sense of collective ascension — a visual prayer for light, energy, and renewal entering 2022.
“I wanted to create a radiant point of reflection — something that could hold the vibration of gratitude, joy, and rebirth. The Haiii-Liiight is both a sunrise and a pulse.” — Haiiileen
Conceptual Framework
- Light as Resurrection: The work symbolized the renewal of frequency as humanity entered a new phase of reconnection post-pandemic.
- Synesthetic Geometry: Translating sound and emotional charge into layered visual patterns.
- Energy Halo: The arching composition represented cycles of consciousness and the infinite rhythm of existence.
- Social Lightwork: Created for a shared, celebratory space, the piece fused aesthetic beauty with collective emotional resonance.
Installation Components
- Reflective resin panels embedded with specialty pigments and iridescent color layers.
- UV-reactive coatings designed to glow under dynamic blacklight illumination.
- Custom lighting rig integrated to harmonize with the NYE soundscape and ambient energy.
- Ground illumination system producing a chromatic halo effect around the central arch.
- Environmental interaction: The reflective forms changed in tone and brightness depending on viewer proximity and movement.
Artist Reflection
“Haiii-Liiight was a bridge — between the quiet introspection of isolation and the luminous energy of togetherness. It was about coming back into the light.”
The piece extended Haiiileen’s exploration of art as vibrational healing, merging sculpture and atmosphere into one continuous frequency.
Archival Significance
- Commissioned by Soho Beach House Miami for its New Year’s Eve 2021 celebration.
- Continuation of the Haiii-Liiight series, first developed in 2019 and adapted into an outdoor sculptural format.
- Transitional work bridging UR HAIII ME 2 (2021) and Agua Chakra (2022).
- Represented the return of public immersive installation art in Miami following pandemic closures.
- Demonstrated Haiiileen’s ability to merge nightlife, design, and conceptual art into harmonic visual storytelling.
Archival ID: H2021-HAIIILIIIGHT-NYE
“Light is my language of rebirth — every glow, every reflection carries a story of evolution. Haiii-Liiight was that moment of becoming again.”
