Research and Reason
Research and Reason
Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland
Technology and art combine to explore our natural world
27 minutes Posted May 19, 2026 at 12:05 pm.
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Senior Lecturer Dr Simon Ingram discusses his new immersive installation that combines bird recordings, LiDAR scanning, mathematics, ecology and digital technology to recreate a living pre-colonial, native forest. In conversation with our media adviser Julianne Evans, he also explains how art can help people reconnect with the natural world.


Read more about Vibrating World: Rotokare Forest here: https://govettbrewster.com/exhibitions/2026/direct-bodily-empathy-sound-signal-feedback