Miami, Florida – Nov 3, 2025 — This Miami Art Week, 1 Hotel South Beach and Tala Beach present a series of site-responsive installations by Brooklyn-based kinetic and data artist BREAKFAST, curated by NicoleMarie Advisory. The presentation brings together seven monumental, kinetic works that translate live environmental data into kinetic movements, transforming abstract climate metrics into tangible, sensory experiences that unfold across the hotel’s façade, lobby, and beachfront.
From December 2–8, 2025, Carbon Wake and Consumption will activate the hotel façade and Tala Beach, while Antarctic Ice, Water 80, and the Climate Shift Series will remain on view in the hotel lobby through January 5, 2026. Together, these installations make the invisible forces of climate change visible, transforming data into movement, light, and form that reveal the planet’s shifting rhythms.
Following its celebrated debut at Art Dubai 2025, Carbon Wake takes centre stage at the entrance of 1 Hotel South Beach Miami — a 20-foot-wide, gold-mirrored kinetic sculpture visualising real-time carbon emissions from cities around the globe. Each motion ripple mirrors atmospheric change, creating a hypnotic choreography of reflection and rhythm that renders the world’s energy consumption eerily beautiful.
Render of Carbon Wake in front of 1 Hotel South Beach
Inside, works including Antarctic Ice, Water 80, and a new series by the artist called Climate Shift, will transform the hotel’s interior into a dynamic, responsive environment. Crafted from marble, gold-tinted steel, and custom-engineered components, each sculpture captures a fragment of the planet’s ecological pulse — from oceanic shifts and melting ice to the heat signatures of human presence.
On the beachfront, Consumption offers the most provocative encounter. Feeding from live datasets that track global production and waste, the sculpture responds in real time to human consumption patterns, its mechanical surfaces accelerating, contracting, and reshaping as collective demand rises and falls. The result is both captivating and unsettling: a luminous choreography of motion that exposes the beauty and volatility of excess.
“Miami is at the frontline of climate change — you can literally feel it in the air and see it in the water,” says BREAKFAST, the Brooklyn-based artist. “My goal is to turn those invisible patterns — the tides, the heat, the emissions — into something people can see, feel, and connect with. It’s not about screens or simulations, but about creating digital works that live and breathe in the real world, just like the city itself.”
Consumption will visualize the real-time water consumption in Miami.
For 1 Hotel South Beach, the installation reinforces the brand’s long-standing commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and cultural engagement. By integrating BREAKFAST’s site-responsive works into both the hotel lobby and beachfront, the property transforms its spaces into immersive platforms for reflection, dialogue, and learning. Guests and visitors are invited to move through the sculptures, witness the rhythms of water and ice, and confront the human impact on natural systems directly and tangibly.
“Hosting BREAKFAST’s work allows our guests and the public to experience climate realities in an inviting and immersive way,” says 1 Hotel South Beach’s Regional Vice President of Operations Milton Sgarbi. “By blending art, technology, and ecological insight, we aim to deepen our community’s understanding of sustainability through moments that are as thought-provoking as they are beautiful.”
The result is an installation that blurs boundaries between sculpture, architecture, and environmental data — a living interface between human behaviour and planetary consequence.
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Notes to Editors
Exhibition Details:
Artist: BREAKFAST
Curator: NicoleMarie Advisory
Location: 1 Hotel South Beach | 2341 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Carbon Wake & Consumption: Hotel façade & Tala Beach, Dec 2–8, 2025
Antarctic Ice, Water 80, Climate Shift Series: Hotel lobby, Dec 2, 2025 – Jan 5, 2026
About BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST (b. 1980), the moniker used by Andrew Zolty, is a pioneering artist and the founder of BREAKFAST Studio, known for pushing the boundaries of kinetic and data-driven art. Based in Brooklyn, BREAKFAST seamlessly integrates technology, engineering, and fine art to create sculptures that transform real-time environmental and social data into dynamic visual experiences. His work explores themes of human connection, environmental consciousness, and the evolving relationship between technology and perception.
BREAKFAST's large-scale installations and interactive sculptures have been exhibited at major institutions and public spaces worldwide. His works have been featured at the Venice Biennale (2024), Rockefeller Center, New York (2023), World Expo, Dubai (2021), and Harvard University (2020). He has also participated in exhibitions at NEOM, Saudi Arabia (2023), Fontainebleau, Las Vegas (2023), and Agora Gallery, New York (2022). His notable commissions include The Pearl (2024), the world’s largest kinetic sculpture aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, and Time Capsule Over Manhattan (2023) at Rockefeller Center, New York.
His kinetic flip-disc works have gained international recognition, with notable exhibitions such as a solo presentation at Art Dubai (2025), Interwoven Existence at the Venice Biennale (2024) and installations at TD Terrace, Toronto (2024); Tiffany & Co., New York, Dubai, and Seoul (2022-2023); and Hewlett Packard, Houston (2022). BREAKFAST’s work is included in prestigious corporate and private collections and continues to redefine the intersection of fine art, technology, and environmental awareness.
Instagram: @theartistbreakfast
Website: theartistbreakfast.com
About 1 Hotel South Beach
Occupying an entire city block on Collins Avenue, 1 Hotel South Beach sits directly on 60-feet of pristine beachfront. Among one of the first-ever U.S. hotels to receive the prestigious MICHELIN Key distinction, 1 Hotel South Beach offers unparalleled views of the Atlantic Ocean, Miami’s natural paradise, Biscayne Bay, and Downtown Miami’s ever-expanding skyline. Throughout the 425-room hotel, the celebration of nature is evident, from the graceful twist of driftwood furnishings to the ever-present sounds of the ocean and abundance of living natural material. These elements are especially evident within the Retreat Collection, which is a selection of nature-inspired premier suites within the 1 Hotel residences with added amenities and perks for hotel guests. Those who are looking to experience all of the hotel's facilities can join The Beach Club, an exclusive private membership program that allows members to indulge in all of the amenities that 1 Hotel South Beach has to offer. In addition to the various luxe accommodation options, the hotel houses four pools, beachfront service, and several food & beverage outlets including WATR at The Rooftop, Plnthouse, Drift, Neighbors, The Sandbox, Tala Beach, and their newest culinary concept, AVIV – each of which is deep-rooted in seasonal cuisine with a strong emphasis on its fresh and locally sourced ingredients. 1 Hotel South Beach also features a number of additional unique amenities including the hotel's Seedlings program for their junior guests as well as the impressive 18,000-square-foot wellness center which encompasses the award-winning Bamford Wellness Spa and Anatomy gym. For more information visit http://www.1hotels.com/south-beach or @1hotel.southbeach.
About NicoleMarie Advisory
Founded by curator and art consultant Nicole Marie Ianniello, NicoleMarie Advisory is a New York– and Miami–based curatorial practice focused on art, collectible design, and cultural programming. Nicole’s projects—spanning hospitality, private homes, and design spaces—merge sustainability, storytelling, and contemporary aesthetics. Her collaborations with artists, designers, and brands such as 1 Hotel South Beach reimagine how art can inspire connection and climate awareness through thoughtful, site-responsive curation.