PlantLab 22 Whangarei

For the past week, Tracey has been in Aotearoa NZ to particpate as an artist-in-residence in PlantLab 22 in Whangarei and to share a new project at Aotearoa Digital Arts (ADA) Symposium in Whakatu Nelson. PlantLab is is a fab pop up innovation lab in the Stand Arcade in downtown Whangarei. The space has beenContinue reading “PlantLab 22 Whangarei”

Treecreate and Supercluster at ISEA Barcelona

It was fantastic to get The Meeting of the Waters : Locative Media Oceania at the recent 27th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) in Barcelona. The project was discussed at a panel conversation between our founder Tracey and Treecreate partner, Geert Vermeire with video editing from Fred Adam, from Supercluster. It was great toContinue reading “Treecreate and Supercluster at ISEA Barcelona”

Upcoming walks | CBR Tree Week and Ginninderry

Originally posted on Tracey M Benson || Bytetime:
Very excited to announce two new Treecreate walking projects for April and May. One project will be onsite at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor on 9 April and the other one is a virtual guides meditative tree walk as part of Canberra Tree Week on 1 May. You can find…

Meeting of the Waters: Locative Media Oceania

The past week has just flown by since we kicked off the program for Meeting of the Waters: Locative Media Oceania. There have been some really inspiring engaged conversations and our speakers have been stellar! We started with a wonderful Welcome to Country by Ngunawal Elder Wally Bell and then followed on Sunday with aContinue reading “Meeting of the Waters: Locative Media Oceania”

Treecreative at Australian National Botanic Gardens

As part of CBR Tree Week we held another Treecreative walkshop on Saturday 8 May 2021 at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG). With a small group participants joining us for a morning of connecting to place, guided meditation and creative play, we explored the gardens looking for endangered trees. The walk was an interactiveContinue reading “Treecreative at Australian National Botanic Gardens”

Meeting of the Waters: Locative Media Oceania

18 September – 4 October 2021 Launched on World Water Day 22 March, this 2.5 week virtual program is a collaboration between Treecreate and Supercluster, hosted by the University of Canberra’s Centre for Applied Water Science. The Meeting of the Waters: Locative Media Oceania program is designed as a creative response to the themes of water, connection and climate changeContinue reading “Meeting of the Waters: Locative Media Oceania”

First Friday Walk at Umbagong

Today was a gorgeous Autumn day in the Capital and perfect weather for our April First Friday Walk. We were joined by local sound artist Lea Collins and shared the morning exploring Umbagong District walk and recordings some of the sights and sounds. Many stories were shared and lots of laughs. We love this storyContinue reading “First Friday Walk at Umbagong”

Pilot walkshop at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor

Today we had a small group gathered for the first “Treecreative” walk at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor for a pilot walk. It was a lovely Autumn day and after a week of heavy rain, we were lucky to have some good weather for our walk. This is a project which has been in the planning forContinue reading “Pilot walkshop at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor”

EVENTS | Walking meditation at Urambi | First Friday Walks

Last Friday afternoon, our founder Tracey led a guided mediation walk along Tuggeranong Creek at Urambi. The group was encouraged to walk in silence after a grounding exercise and led to a creek crossing shaded by Casuarinas. Once everyone arrived, they were invited to spend some time in creative contemplation. Here is some documentation. ListeningContinue reading “EVENTS | Walking meditation at Urambi | First Friday Walks”

Treemeditate walk Urambi Hills

Here is the latest event for Treecreate – a guided mediation walk led by our founder Tracey. Listening to the land: CBR First Friday Walks Please join Urambi Hills artist in residence Tracey M Benson for an afternoon walk on Friday, 5 March. In this walk, the theme is deep listening and connecting to place.Continue reading “Treemeditate walk Urambi Hills”