Where the Light Falls: A Return to Self Under a Dome of Memory

There are moments when art doesn’t just speak, it pulls you somewhere. “Where the Light Falls,” the immersive installation by Pierre Edwards and DJ Money, did exactly that.

Set inside the projection dome at Hi-Lawn in Union Market, this wasn’t just an experience, it was a portal. And for me, it took me all the way back.

Back to childhood nights at the Owens Science Center, staring up at the stars, tracing the Big Dipper with quiet wonder, feeling small but somehow connected to everything. That same feeling found me again under this dome, except this time, the stars weren’t just above me, they were alive, moving, speaking.

For an hour, I wasn’t in DC anymore, I was suspended in a world built from sound, light, and truth. The poem “Where the Light Falls,” written by Edwards and voiced with soul-stirring clarity by Recording Artist, Alex Vaughn, became the heartbeat of the experience. Each word felt intentional, like it was reaching for the parts of you, you don’t always show.

And then the music carried it even further, the echoes of Lauryn Hill, Kid Cudi, D'Angelo and more weren’t just background, they were emotional anchors. Each track layered into the visuals, into the poetry, into me. It was familiar, yet reimagined, nostalgia met evolution in a way that felt deeply personal.

At one point, I felt it hit me fully and I teared up, not out of sadness, but recognition.

Because what this installation does so beautifully is force you to sit with yourself, the versions of you that exist in shadow, in doubt, in transition and instead of rushing you past it, it lets you feel it, fully with honestly and without distraction.

"a love letter to the Black experience. It was something that we noticed a gap in when it comes to the experiences in DC, we heard a lot of about people being tired of going out and having to do the whole nightlife thing if they wanted to be outside, we took a wild shot in the dark and did our best to fill the gap, very grateful to everybody at hi lawn for giving us the space in the dome and helping us bring this different kind of experience to life and allowing Pierre and Money the space to tell their story in their perspective"

Ada - the district native, and mood slow jams

That’s what made this experience magical for me. It wasn’t just an escape, it was a return, a moment to pause, to reflect, to remember who you are beneath the noise.

Media Prince perspective? This is what happens when art, culture, and intention align. This is storytelling without limits, this is what the DMV looks like when it dares to create from a higher frequency.

And if you let it, “Where the Light Falls” doesn’t just show you something beautiful,

It shows you yourself!