Lead Artist: Ken Meyer
Mentor: Steve Berrick
Project: SIGNAL/NOISE
SIGNAL/NOISE is a prototype of an immersive VR/AR work that explores the fragmentation of self in a networked world where visitors encountered a digital version of their body entangled within electromagnetic fields. Spatial sound envelops the space and adds additional layers of interactivity, immersion and dimension. Visitors were invited to explore freely and get lost in a digital world built on the intangible.
This work asks us how we can live in an information-saturated world where overstimulation and constant connectivity detach us from ourselves and each other. How can art act as an antidote to our fragmented attention? Can we live in partnership with technology and not be controlled by it? Does our agency come from within us, or from our environment?
Ken worked with technical artist Simon Holland.
Ken Meyer is a German-born artist of German/Japanese descent, working across digital and physical mediums. With a background in graphic design and photography, his practice integrates digital media, sculpture, projection, light and sound to create immersive, contemplative installations. Meyer’s latest work Where the Light Rests was presented as part of the Fremantle Biennale 2025: Sanctuary program. He is currently developing new works that merge light and sound into interactive environments, exploring their relationship to our inner worlds. By amplifying these interactions through technology to create immersive spaces, Meyer seeks to create experiences that challenge the ways in which we currently engage with, and view, the world.
Steve Berrick is a West Australian artist whose practice sits at the intersection of code, interactivity and public engagement. He specialises in building responsive digital systems that transform spectators into participants, inviting audiences to co-create, play and shape the outcome of the work. Using custom-built software, electronics and real-time systems, Steve’s installations and performances often rely on tactile input, collaborative behaviours and spatial immersion to spark curiosity and collective presence. Steve regularly collaborates in cross-disciplinary teams, developing bespoke tools and environments that empower collaborators to realise complex artistic visions. His contributions have been recognised through numerous accolades, including an Award of Distinction in the Artificial Intelligence & Life Art category at the 2023 Prix Ars Electronica for his role as lead media artist and technical director on Sunlight, Soil & Shit (De)Cycle (3SDC), a durational installation exploring the entanglements of agricultural technology, sustainability and data excess. Alongside his artistic work, Steve often leads participatory workshops and education programs, using interactive media to engage young people and community groups in creative, hands-on exploration.
Simon Holland is an experienced filmmaker working across multiple continents on projects ranging from feature documentaries to commercials, short films, music videos, television and VFX. As Director of Barefoot Media Co. (since 2014) and Managing Director at Atoms, Simon brings extensive technical and creative expertise to his work. Through the boorda yeyi Program, Simon provides hands-on technical support to artist Ken Meyer, translating complex conceptual ideas into technically robust, experiential digital environments through creative problem-solving.
Images: Ken Meyer, SIGNAL/NOISE, 2026, boorda yeyi Intensive Mentorship Open Studio, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts. Photos: Olivia Pizzale-Bryce.
