Biophonic was selected for the AWE USA 2026 Art Festival! Sharing space with work I deeply admire means a lot.
About the piece: Biophonic is an AR artwork (made for Snap @Spectacles ) that takes you 100 years forward, into a landscape transformed by the climate crisis. A digital plant listens, responds, and asks what it might mean to truly communicate with the living world.
If you're coming to @AWE.xr Long Beach this June 15-18, come give it a try.
#xrart #snapspectacles #awe2026 #biophonic #immersiveart
Touch the leaf, the audio/visuals shift. Touch the finger, same thing. We're not so different, apparently. š±
As some of you may know, I'm a nature nerd, and I've been curious about human <> plant communication for... my entire life. Felt like time to start playing with physical sensors.
This is a working prototype. Bioelectrical signals from my Monstera (had her for years) running into TouchDesigner, coming out as sound and visuals. Tons to learn, but it's all fascinating and I'm having a lot of fun.
Prototype: check!
Sculptures and installations: next! š¤
#plantbiosensor #touchdesigner #bioelectricart #immersiveart #naturetech #newmediaartist
The museum is delighted to purchase editions of these two augmented reality pieces by Heather @dunawaysmith . They will be on display when we occupy Willy Streetās Aubergine gallery (Madison, WI) in September.
You can buy her work here:
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50 developers. Hand-picked from around the world. Snap Inc. flew us out to Santa Monica for a full-day @Spectacles Bootcamp 2026.
I've been chasing the invisible interface since the early days of web and apps. Six years into XR, we're closer than we've ever been before because for the first time, the input is just us. Hands. Voice. The tools we've always had. Excited for what comes next!!
This community is a real gift. It's a privilege to spend time with all of these brilliant folks.
Super grateful to the Snap team for building such a great community (Thank you! Joe Darko ,Jesse McCulloch, Steven Xu, Alessio Grancini)
Had such a great time at the Montreal Spectacles hackathon.
Really inspired by the teams and how far they pushed the tech, especially around social impact. So much thoughtful, meaningful work.
Huge thanks to the Snap @spectacles team, Care XR / @mcgill_xr teams, Lafiya Watson (@badchickstudios , and Stephen Xu for making it all happen.
#Spectacles #AugmentedReality #XR #Hackathon #TechForGood
Only a tiny fraction of Oregonās ancient forests remain. And now theyāre under threat.
The current administration is proposing a plan that could increase logging up to 4Ć across millions of acres of public forests in western Oregon, putting some of the last old-growth ecosystems at risk.
These forests store massive amounts of carbon, protect salmon rivers, and hold some of the tallest and most biodiverse forests on Earth.
Please take a moment to speak up. The public comment period ends on March 23rd, one week from today.
Not in Oregon? NO PROBLEM! Anyone in the US can submit public comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on federal proposals like this.
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We are the stewards of this ecological heritage. We must protect it.
#ProtectOldGrowth #PublicLands #OregonForests #PNW
Platforms shut down.
Posters disappeared.
The UX broke the day before launch.
The festival opened anyway.
I wrote a Substack about building Ghost Flora, an AR scavenger hunt about endangered native plants.
The post breaks down the challenges I ran into and the lessons I learned along the way. If youāre building AR, immersive work, or public interactive projects, these might save you a few headaches.
dunawaysmith.substack.com šæ
#ARart #ARscavengerhunt #ecoart #lessonslearned
Small plants. Hidden worlds. š±
Ghost Flora is an AR experience about endangered native plants and the ecosystems they support. You can explore it from anywhere at ghostflora.com.
Check the post from last week for the pictogram codes that unlock the plants. āØš·š#GhostFlora #AugmentedRealityArt
#ARArt #EndangeredPlants #ImmersiveArt
At different points in my life, Iāve experimented with making my own clothes. Itās fun, stress relieving, and a great way to have unique pieces. Itās the opposite of fast fashion. It seems as though Iāve entered a new period at that. I just completed this hand painted t-shirt that celebrates the complexities of being human. #handmade #handpainted #customtshirt
The festival may be overā¦ but the Ghost Flora hidden garden is still waiting to be found. šæāØ
Portland Winter Lights was such a beautiful experience, and Iām so grateful to everyone who explored the scavenger hunt in person.
Now Iām opening it up to everyone, no matter where you live.
This post includes the pictogram codes you need to unlock each endangered plant. Enter them in the app, bring the plants to life in AR, and explore the ecosystems they support.
Scan the QR code or visit to play.
#GhostFlora #ARArt #EndangeredPlants #AllTheLittleThings
