Bodies & boundaries with Dr Astrid Lorange and Dr Ali Chalmers Braithwaite
About the session
Kicking off the program's first dedicated session, Dr Astrid Lorange will reflect on recent writing, while Dr Ali Chalmers Braithwaite will introduce their project The Body Traces Archive: Designing Slimy VR for Queer Embodiment. This participatory conversation will encourage attendees to examine methods for subverting dominant visual and descriptive modes of representing bodies in virtual space.
The in-gallery exchange will be followed by a body trace drawing VR workshop facilitated by the speakers.
About the public program
Bodies of water is a free learning program presented in parallel with the UTS Gallery exhibition A river runs through (5 May – 29 August 2026) by Spence Messih.
Time & Locations
- 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
In conversation
CB06.04.358, (Building 6, Level 4, 702 Harris St, Ultimo)
- 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Body trace drawing VR workshop
CB06.07.735 (Building 6, Level 7, Room 735)
About the Presenters
Dr Astrid Lorange
Astrid Lorange is a writer, editor, and teacher. She is Senior Lecturer in the School of Art & Design and Associate Dean of Graduate Research in the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture at UNSW Sydney. She is one-half of the critical art collective Snack Syndicate and she co-edits Rosa Press. Her recent poetry book is 'Raw Materials' (Atelos Press, 2024). A book on contemporary art and police power, co-written with Andrew Brooks, is forthcoming with Power Publications.
Dr Ali Chalmers Braithwaite
Alexandra Chalmers Braithwaite is a design researcher, creative practitioner, and Lecturer of Interaction Design (Education Focused) in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at UTS. Their work explores how queer and cyberfeminist approaches can be used in designing with digital mediums and interactive experiences such as virtual reality. As part of their doctoral research, Alexandra produced the VR experience 'Body Traces Archive' (2024). Alexandra also collaborates with contemporary Australian artists on projects such as 'Habit Habit' by Kalanjay Dhir (2022).
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