Energy Field, a Multisensory Art Installation by Melissa Staiger, will be presented at Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Brooklyn Infusion Center

Opening Reception - April 28, 2026, 6-8PM
on view until April 2027 by appointment

MSK Brooklyn Infusion Center Community Art Gallery
557 Atlantic Avenue 
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Energy Field is a multisensory art installation featuring paintings by Brooklyn-based artist and educator Melissa Staiger, accompanied by an immersive soundscape produced by Moodsonic in collaboration with the artist. The exhibit will be featured at Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Brooklyn Infusion Center’s Community Art Gallery as part of an annual rotating exhibition program featuring the work of local Brooklyn artists. 

Curated by Iris Jaffe and selected in collaboration with MSK patient representatives and staff at the Brooklyn Infusion Center, Energy Field will be on view from April 28, 2026 through April 2027. 

Energy Field brings together light, color and sound to create an immersive environment centered on restoration and sensory experience. Conceived as a solarium — a space of light, warmth and quiet — the installation offers a moment of calm and multisensory delight for those coming to the center.

Staiger’s paintings explore color as an active, dynamic force. Built through layered acrylic paint, each composition emerges through accumulations of hue and texture. Organic and geometric forms radiate outward in wave-like patterns, suggesting growth, breath and transformation. Luminous color relationships draw the eye into a visual experience that is both meditative and energizing.

Installed in dialogue with Moodsonic’s nature-based soundscapes, the paintings become part of a larger multisensory environment. Prisms placed in the windows refract sunlight into shifting bands of color that move throughout the space, extending the visual experience beyond the canvas.

Research suggests that engagement with art can support wellbeing. Through this installation, MSK offers patients, caregivers, staff and visitors an opportunity to pause, observe and reflect on how the environment makes them feel.

Visitors are also invited to participate in the exhibition through a creative response activity. Colored pencils and drawing prompts will be available in the space, encouraging reflection through artmaking. Participants may take their drawings with them or contribute them to a shared display, allowing the exhibition to evolve through collective expression.

As part of its engagement with the local community, the MSK Brooklyn Infusion Center Community Art Gallery will participate in the 2026 Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk, May 9 to May 17, 2026, 12 to 6pm. This 1.5-mile, free, self-guided event will feature artwork from 125 emerging and established Brooklyn artists at 65+ participating businesses. During the remainder of the exhibition run, Energy Field will be officially open to MSK patients, visitors, and staff.  

About Melissa Staiger

Melissa Staiger was born in Louisville, Kentucky, raised in the Washington, D.C. area, and has lived and worked in Brooklyn since 2001. Her paintings explore how color and form can be felt as well as seen, engaging perception through rhythm and texture. She teaches at Pratt Institute and has exhibited internationally, including a solo exhibition in Basel and a large-scale mural at Google’s Chelsea Market. 

About Moodsonic

Moodsonic is a technology company specializing in adaptive soundscaping for the built environment. Its platform uses generative, biophilic sound combined with environmental sensors and cloud-based software to shape sound in real time, supporting focus, wellbeing, and comfort across healthcare, workplace, and education settings.

About the MSK Brooklyn Infusion Center

For the last 15 years, the MSK Brooklyn Infusion Center Community Art Gallery, at 557 Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, has hosted annually rotating exhibits in its storefront patient and visitor waiting lounge. The exhibits have featured the work of local Brooklyn-based artists with the intent of creating greater points of connection to the community served at this location.