Tracey Benson

Tracey M Benson is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher based in Canberra, Australia. In 2019 she founded Treecreate, a social enterprise focused on creative action around regeneration, reforestation and eco-awareness. With an interest in ubiquitous technologies, user research and active audience participation, her work is focused on ecological balance, awareness and wellbeing. She explores a range of media including walking, video, online, open data, photography and augmented reality, often collaborating with Indigenous communities, historians and scientists. Her work has featured in many international and national media festivals since 1996. Tracey is also an adjunct postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Applied Ecology and the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research at University of Canberra and a visiting researcher at the More than Human Lab at Victoria University, Wellington, NZ. Her most recent work was featured as part of the UK based Urban Tree Festival.

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    Passage: Walking in my Father’s shoes

    · 8 Feb, 2024
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    2023 – into the void

    · 1 Jan, 2024
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    Come join us for a virtual Weaving Water program

    · 19 Dec, 2023
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    Talking about Weaving Water

    · 11 Nov, 2023
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    Creative happenings

    · 3 Oct, 2023
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    Ley lines, ancestors and monoliths

    · 27 May, 2023
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    Chartres and tree connections

    · 16 May, 2023
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    All the twos – 2022 in review

    · 11 Jan, 2023
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    Wild and Windy at Ginninderry

    · 7 Nov, 2022
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    Shinrin Yoku @ Canberra Arts Biennale

    · 5 Nov, 2022
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    Weaving wetlands @Plant Lab 22

    · 8 Oct, 2022
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    Plant Lab 22 Interview

    · 2 Oct, 2022
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    Adrift – multiple location installation (2011)

    · 14 Jul, 2022
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    Museum of the future “Welcome to Oz” – archived project 1997

    · 14 Jul, 2022
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    Presentations for TransArt Institute and Plant Lab

    · 28 May, 2022
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    The Silence Puanga @ The 3rd One Hour International Short Film Festival (OHISFF)

    · 24 Apr, 2022
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    Upcoming walks | CBR Tree Week and Ginninderry

    · 19 Mar, 2022
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    2021 : a year of connection, collaboration and honouring the waters

    · 4 Feb, 2022
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    Catching up with #Weeknotes

    · 12 Dec, 2021
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    New short film | The Silence: Puanga

    · 21 Aug, 2021