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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    EVENT| Read!Fest 2021

    · 20 Jul, 2021
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    Meeting Oceania

    · 11 Jul, 2021
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    EVENT | DIY & More-than-Human Media Architecture Workshop

    · 5 Jul, 2021
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    Groundworks: Landlinks Exhibition

    · 21 Jun, 2021
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    Recording of “Water” conversation at Vesterheim Museum

    · 29 Apr, 2021
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    PROCESS | Treasure hunting trees @ANBG

    · 25 Apr, 2021
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    PROCESS | Gathering content @ ANBG

    · 21 Apr, 2021
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    NEWSLETTER | 1 April 2021

    · 31 Mar, 2021
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    EVENTS | Exhibition at Ginninderry Link Gallery

    · 13 Mar, 2021
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    Projector Play

    · 23 Feb, 2021
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    EVENTS | Urambi Hills Artist-in-residence

    · 14 Feb, 2021
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    2020 vision: the year in review

    · 1 Jan, 2021
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    Living Data: Using cultural arts practices to support evidence-based policy

    · 30 Nov, 2020
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    Urambi Hills walking and connecting to place

    · 20 Nov, 2020
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    Arts and Healing Series for WEAD

    · 14 Oct, 2020
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    Soundwalk September | Weaving Place, Deep Listening and the Sacred

    · 29 Sep, 2020
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    VIRTUAL RESIDENCY | Making maps of Drammenselva

    · 3 Sep, 2020
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    Virtual residency with Drammen Kommune

    · 31 Aug, 2020
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    Stella Maris | Collaboration with Ruth Cunningham

    · 7 Aug, 2020
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    Interview with Groundworks

    · 28 Jul, 2020