This TouchDesigner meetup explored the theme Into the Wild, showcasing how hi-tech installation work and nature can be blended together to create unique synergies and inspiring interactions.
Meggie Weinheimer asked, "What happens when LEDs are freed from controlled environments and placed into the wild?" Her presentation explored how site-specific light installations embrace unpredictability through real-time creation, experimentation, and collaboration with natural entities.
Ildar Iakubov shared best practices and lessons learned from deploying TouchDesigner work in outdoor environments, covering power management, debugging in the field, and the realities of taking digital art into nature.
Kohui — inspired by natural phenomena, forms, and processes — presented on "Translating Natural State", sharing his approach to creation and the role of technology in shaping the relationship between nature, humans, and the digital world.
This 2025 series was curated by Bileam Tschepe (aka elekktronaut), a Berlin-based artist and educator who creates audio-reactive, interactive and organic digital artworks in TouchDesigner.
