Stephanie Andrews
Citizen Tree (CT) is an eco-machine hybrid and public performance piece that seeks to impose its own presence and situatedness in the urban environment. The allegorical narrative is that Citizen Tree is an entity of itself, harnessing human technologies such as robotics and machine vision to give itself agency amid the densest of human habitats, bringing the force of nature back into the built environment with a presence of its own. It will wander the streets of the Melbourne CBD, demonstrating a right to be considered a citizen like any other, challenging the human-centric cityscape.
Stephanie Andrews
Dr. Stephanie Andrews is currently the Program Manager for the Masters of Animation, Games, and Interactivity (MAGI) at the RMIT School of Design and holds a PhD in the creation of virtual reality experiences. She began as a Technical Director at Pixar, and has had a genre-spanning career around the intersection of art and technology since. She has worked extensively in 3D graphics, including animation, motion capture, programming, and UX design. Andrews has been a leader in curriculum innovation in 3D experimental art, winning major grants for stereoscopic research at the University of Washington. As an entrepreneur, she has also founded product design companies for the online metaverse Second Life, provided leadership to 3D printing startups, and worked as Creative Director in the virtual reality neuroscience industry.
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