Tara Pattenden is an artist, educator, and creative technologist based in Meanjin. Currently pursuing a PhD in tactile sound performance at the Queensland Conservatorium (Griffith University), Tara creates work that explores the limits of bodily interaction through technology in a physically tactile way. With a focus on embedding fun and mess into tech, Tara’s work challenges conventional notions of how we experience technology. In addition to her artistic practice, Tara produces events and workshops in creative technologies at Cyber Palace, a space for cutting-edge electronic arts that she founded in 2021.