About ProjectileObjects
Founded by creative technologist Cornelius Henke III, ProjectileObjects LLC is an immersive design and creative technology studio specializing in projection mapping, LED pixel mapping, interactive systems, and spatial storytelling. Stepping away from a corporate broadcast engineering role at Merging Media in 2021 to launch full-time, the studio partners with touring artists, creative design firms, architectural agencies, cultural institutions, and non-profits to design, build, and deploy luminous public installations and dynamic visual environments.
Locally, ProjectileObjects has collaborated with the Oakland Business Improvement District since 2021 on Oakland Winter Lights (formerly Glowland), transforming civic spaces through dynamic lighting installations that evolved from the initial Living Lights project into a cornerstone of regional public art.
About the Founder: Cornelius Henke III
Cornelius Henke III is an artist, published author, VJ, and educator who proudly identifies as a “Light Florist.” Illuminating the intersection of emerging technology, narrative, and live spectacle, he leads the creative and technical vision of ProjectileObjects.
As an educator, MadMapper Certified Trainer, and instructor and partnership liaison with the workforce development organization Tech25, Cornelius mentors creators and prepares the next generation of creative production professionals. His technical authority is embedded directly into core industry tools: he is an official co-author of the MadMapper 6 Reference Manual documentation and a long-time contributing writer for VIDVOX, the creators of VDMX.
Cornelius frequently collaborates with performing artists such as slowdanger, blending live performance with ethereal, responsive visual atmospheres. In 2024, he brought his craft to an international stage as a featured artist at the Mapping Festival in Geneva, Switzerland. A former fellow and artist-in-residence at Carnegie Mellon University’s Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, he has showcased work at the 9:30 Club, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Carnegie Museum of Art. His creative residencies also span MANCC, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, The Yard Martha’s Vineyard, and the Catskill Mountain Foundation, alongside his inclusion in the Shiftworks Creative Corps Artist Directory.
Expanding his work into philosophy and narrative, Cornelius is the author of Stumbling Off the Path: 81 Life Hacks, Random Stories, and Reasons to Be Optimistic. Whether engineering large-scale spatial installations, publishing technical frameworks, or mentoring emerging talent, he continually pushes the expressive boundaries of light and human connection.
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