Excited to be delivering a course with two of the pioneering HCI researchers in somaesthetics, Thecla Schiphorst and Kia Hook.
CHI2021 Course 1044 - Designing for Sensory Appreciation: Cultivating Somatic Approaches to Experience Design
May 8-13, 2021
Online Virtual Conference (originally Yokohama, Japan)
https://chi2021.acm.org/

Thrilled to be performing in an art-science collaboration with Dr Elena Knox (Waseda University) and Garth Knight as part of the Koganecho Bazaar, Yokohama, Tokyo.
Performance date: Saturday, 28th September 2019

Fabrication team:
Abhiruchi Chhikara
Susana Alarcon

Heartfelt thanks to Ruchi and Susana for their incredible work on the lasercutting, 3D printing and assembly of the shrimp tail and electronic led fibreoptic feelers, and Maya Petrovna for helping me make the headpiece.

https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Sydney-Interactive-Arts-Meetup/
https://twitter.com/nanoluke/status/806769635458621440

One of 20 University of Sydney academics speaking at small bars on 18th October 2016.
I spoke on how to design for physical activity through strategies of incidental exercise and playful creativity.
SMH interview by Sarah Berry at http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/fitness/from-geeks-to-fitness-freaks-rethinking-exercise-by-design-20161017-gs4f20.html

Just gave a talk on The Power of Creative Presentations for the first stage of the Telstra Imaginarium
https://www.telstra.com.au/latest-offers/telstra-imaginarium
Great to see how the participants incorporated creative approaches to pitching their ideas. Looking forward to seeing what the lucky 15 do, as part of the upcoming 8 week immersive design thinking program.

Interstellar Movematicians performing on Jamming Gravity pressure-sound platform.
Musify+Gamify exhibition, Seymour Centre, Vivid  Sydney 2015.
Jamming Gravity by Frank Feltham (RMIT), Ollie Bown (USyd) and Lian Loke (USyd).
Performers Jodie McNeilly and Lian Loke.

Performing Mobilities, RMIT Design Hub, Melbourne 2015.
http://www.performingmobilities.net/symposium/assembly_symposium/jamming-gravity-2/

Biome Symposium and Digital Interdisciplinations Exhibition, August 2012 http://biome.cc/
Black Spring interactive installation, Dagmar Reinhardt and Lian Loke.

A CARRIAGE(WORK) – THE CONDUCTORS
Expanded Architecture, Carriageworks http://expandedarchitecture.blogspot.com
Performer with Linda Luke, devised by Tom Rivard, Michael Lewarne, Paul Warren, costumes by Francesca Veronesi, photo Baki Kocaballi

URBAN DISORDERS CLINIC
Urban Realities Landscape Urbanism 3 Day Design Challenge,
Melbourne Docklands http://cargocollective.com/urbanreality
Team: Tom Rivard, Michael Lewarne with Francesco Amendola, Chris Bickerton, Tega Brain, Lian Loke, Sergai Netchaef, Maz Salt, Hiroyasu Tsuri and Dario Vacirca.

SPIN
Lull Studios 2011
Performer in Elena Knox’s 5 channel video work
Videographer: Paul Warren, Photographer: Matt Fatches, Makeup/wig/body art: Glitta Supernova

THE BREATH TEMPLE
with George Khut
SEAM Symposium, Critical Path http://seam11.blogspot.com

LUSCIOUS APPARATUS
Critical Path Residency
with Tess de Quincey, George Khut, Justin Shoulder and Baki Kocaballi
Development of a participatory live-art installation comprising ritual interactions focused on breath, heartbeat, constriction and compression.