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• Tracey Benson is an artist, social scientist and researcher based in Canberra. She focuses on issues related to community engagement, wellbeing, sustainability behaviour change, energy futures and water Her creative work explores a range of media i...More

  Tracey Benson is an artist, social scientist and researcher based in Canberra. She focuses on issues related to community engagement, wellbeing, sustainability behaviour change, energy futures and water. Her creative work explores a range of media including video, online, open data, mobile technologies and augmented reality. She often collaborates with cultural owners and guides - working with Indigenous communities, historians, artists and scientists. Her work has featured in many international and national emerging media festivals and conferences since 1996. Community and audience engagement are areas of focus and this is echoed in her work with government on energy and sustainability programs at the Department of the Environment and Energy plus in her work as an educator in the university sector. Tracey is a sessional academic at the Faculty of Art and Design and a Professional Associate of the Institute of Applied Ecology at University of Canberra. Her work has featured in many international and national media festivals since 1996. Tracey has a MA from QUT, Creative Industries, a PhD from ANU and is currently undertaking a Masters by Research at the Institute of Applied Ecology. www.traceybenson.com Less

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