Artist and designer Charlotte McCombe is building a practice in the intersection between design, social inclusion and spatial environments. Charlotte completed her BA in politics, sociology and criminology from the University of Melbourne in 2018 and has worked in the not-for-profit sector as a project coordinator for digital inclusion initiatives. She is now completing her Masters in Design Innovation and Technology at RMIT.
Chuan Khoo is an interaction designer and digital media artist working at the crossroads of the tangible and digital worlds, with all of its intertwined ephemerality, hopes and discontent. He graduated with an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, teaches design and interactivity, and has exhibited internationally. Chuan is currently a creative practice PhD candidate at RMIT exploring the notion of slow data and calm interventions in the digital age.
When echoes find light
What would it be like if a park bench could interpret your presence and respond to you through motion and light?
When echoes find light is a speculative design experiment that explores the interactions between people and park benches. These interactions have become a basis for exploration into the relationship between emotion, place, object and light.
The initial concept for this project came about in 2018 and was developed for the public realm through an iterative process that relied on ethnographic site observations, continuous testing and user feedback.
The artists learnt many things through participating in Test Sites, some obvious, others sublime including the impact of site specificity and reflections on installation as performance.