THE ART INSTALLATION SPONSORSHIP
The Art Installation Sponsorship is a marquee Plug In Program, birthing some of the most beloved Forest art installations and launching the careers of multiple large-scale installation artists.
Now entering it’s 14th year, the Art Installation Sponsorship program invites artists and builders to bring original works to debut at Electric Forest – from interactive sculptures of all sizes and scale to immersive spaces, and anything in between – and showcase their most ambitious projects to the Forest Family.
HQ funds and supports the activation of the winning projects, bringing new ideas and inspiration to The Forest.
REVEALING THE 2026 WINNERS
THE HUMORAL CURE MACHINE by Humorous
The Humoral Cure Machine is an interactive, immersive art installation inspired by the ancient Greek theory of the four humors—blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. In early medical philosophy, these fluids determined personality, temperament, and disease; balance meant health, imbalance meant disorder.
This installation transforms that obsolete science into a surreal, participatory ritual. Participants diagnose their own “humoral imbalance” through a short personality assessment and receive a custom audiovisual “cure” inside a botanical-mechanical device that feels part laboratory, part relic, part living organism.
At Electric Forest, where identity dissolves and reforms nightly, The Humoral Cure Machine invites participants to consider how we categorize ourselves, how science shapes belief, and how the body becomes a site of story, myth, and power.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Humorous is an interdisciplinary installation collective founded by Mei Visco, Nanticha Lutt, and Bryce Peterson. Together, they design immersive environments that blend surrealism, embodied ritual, scientific mythology, and interactive spectacle. Their work lives at the intersection of theater, technology, and participatory art.
The Observer by Dani Hughes
This installation 'The Observer' transforms an antique door into a portal of color and curiosity. Its fifteen window panes have been replaced with stained glass eyes. I love using reclaimed objects and bold color to turn familiar materials into playful, light filled experiences. This piece feels a little uncanny. I invite you to pause and look closer. Are you the one observing, or the one being observed?
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dani Hughes is a multidisciplinary visual artist working primarily in glass since 2021. With a foundation that is largely self-directed and further developed through studies at Pilchuck Glass School, their practice explores themes of playfulness, color, and nostalgia. Hughes allows the color and material of their chosen medium to guide the design and craftsmanship of their artwork; and is currently finding inspiration in window sash restoration and the primary color palette.