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This page brings together materials connected to boorda yeyi, offering further context for the program and the ideas, practices and conversations that sit around it. Here you will find links to Foundational Symposium talks, artist talks, articles and specific resources that support deeper engagement with the artists, works and broader questions raised through boorda yeyi. This page will continue to grow as the program unfolds, with new materials added over time.



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PICA announces over $100,000 in commission opportunities for Australian artists
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Exploring the Immersed Body

In this article Tim Boykett, international media artist/researcher, responds to attending the boorda yeyi Intensive Mentorship program as guest mentor.
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2026 Foundational Symposium

The 2026 boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium, themed Changing Worlds, unfolded over two days at the State Library of Western Australia and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, moving from ideas of presence to care and from data to earth.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Case Study and Workshop: Immersive storytelling, playing in hybrid immersive worlds

In this talk as part of the 2026 Foundational Symposium, Friends with Computers (April Phillips, Jordan East & Pat Younis) share the intentions and process of making Under Waters, the inaugural boorda yeyi Immersive Arts Commission. Drawing on collaborative practice the team will share how conceptual development, First peoples knowledges, real-time methods and response to institutional collections shaped the work’s...
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Case Study and Workshop: The Joy of Data

This Case Study was part of the boorda yeyi 2026 Foundational Symposium, presented by Junior Major artist/technologists Sophie Penkethman-Young and Jarrod Lambert. These artists lead a session on expanding practices, learning new tools and working with data. Using their project Stable Confusion (Soft Centre, Sydney) built entirely on TouchDesigner as a case study, they walk participants through how data is...
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Keynote: Dynamic Structures for Creativity and Care

As Part of the 2026 Foundational Symposium, holographic designer, Dr. Martina Mrongovius gave a keynote tale about ecosystems that enable creative audience engagement. Her artworks, curation and collaborations extend and augment perceptual experience. In this keynote, Martina explores relational dynamics, structural tactics for collaborative culture and networks and discusses how to advocate for creative, collective change. When making animate holograms...
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Wrapped in a cocoon of beautiful projections.

PICA presents immersive exhibition Under Waters by Friends With Computers at Perth Festival 2026
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Code Meets Care with April Phillips

This article was originally published in the January/February 2026 print edition of Art Guide Australia.
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Under Waters – Glossary

This guide explains what kind of artwork Under Waters is and how it works. As you watch the PICA Art Talks video with the artists from Friends with Computers - April Phillips, Pat Younis and Jordan East - you can use this glossary to help understand the words and ideas.
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Media Release

Portals, gateways and pockets of deep time: PICA announces recipient of the inaugural boorda yeyi Immersive Arts Commission.
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Pica Art Talks

Friends with Computers

Merging art, science, technology and the natural world, Friends With Computers’ Under Waters is an interactive immersive installation that invites viewers to enter—and remain within—a pocket of deep time.
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Friends with Computers: Under Waters Room Sheet
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Friends with Computers

Under Waters: Opening Night & Artist Talk Join Friends with Computers for the opening of Under Waters, the inaugural boorda yeyi Immersive Arts Commission at PICA, followed by an artist talk by Wiradjuri–Scottish artist, April Phillips, Technical Director Jordan East and Virtual Art Director Pat Younis.
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2025 Foundational Symposium Program
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Talk: Data Ethics and Emerging Technologies

At the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium, Nyungar technologist Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker examines the foundational frameworks and systems that govern our data landscapes. Through a theoretical lens, Gledhill-Tucker unpacks the structural implications of data management practices and surveillance systems, exploring how these frameworks shape society’s relationship with personal information and privacy.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Talk: Communities of Working in AR

At the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium, interdisciplinary artist JC presents Communities of Working, a reflection on the strategic importance of collaboration in their practice.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Demonstration: AR and MR in Contemporary Practice

This presentation, part of the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium was led by narrative designer XR producer Natalie Marinho. She explored narrative design for mixed reality; where digital content overlays the real-world environment to create compelling, alternate perspectives.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Demonstration: Inside the Inside, fusing Dance and VR

At the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium, Raewyn Hill, Creative Director of Co3 Contemporary Dance Company, and Justin McArdle, immersive art producer at XR studio Framelabs, discuss the fusion of choreography and XR technology in the development of The Inside—a VR dance experience reimagining elements of Hill’s acclaimed 2017 work, The Zone.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Talk: Spatial and Immersive Sound in Public Spaces

This talk at the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium reveals how composers move sound through physical space to create memorable, immersive experiences. Using his installation Still (2023) as an example, sound artist and designer Byron J. Scullin demonstrates spatial audio tools while emphasising thoughtful design over technology.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Talk: Designing for Immersion: Understanding Audiences

In this talk at the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium, Lucie Paterson, Head of Experience, Digital & Insights at ACMI, explains how designing immersive experiences requires an understanding of audience needs and expectations. She shows how this knowledge can directly inform and strengthen an artist’s practice, particularly when working with XR technologies.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Talk: Making it Work: Creative Funding from Commissions to Partnerships

At the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium, Helen Simondson (Manager of Boola Bardip Museum WA and founder of ACMI X) and Gemma Pepper (founder of Audioplay) share their expertise on commissioning opportunities, government funding, and diversifying income streams.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Demonstration: Motion Capture for Real Time Applications and Live Performances

This interactive presentation at the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium, led by Caitlin Lomax, Director of Intr Studio, introduces the creative use of motion capture technology in artistic practice. The session demonstrates its applications in live performance and real-time physical–digital environments.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Talk: Unlocking Creativity with Generative AI

In her presentation for the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium, Digital Specialist, Producer, and Founder of Kopi Su Studio, Kartini Ludwig reflects on the development and presentation of Sonic Mutations, a generative AI music performance created in collaboration with artists Alexis Weaver and Rowan Savage.
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boorda yeyi Foundational Symposium Workshop: Drawing in Space: An Introduction to Spatial Design

As part of the boorda yeyi 2025 Foundational Symposium and led by WA-based artist and animator in spatial technologies, Sohan Ariel Hayes, this workshop explores strategies for mapping projected light onto both natural and built environments. Beginning with a re-creation of one of the earliest spatial and immersive films, Line Describing a Cone by Anthony McCall, participants are introduced to...