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Rachel Arianne Ogle

Hyper Local Residency

Hyper Local Residency

During her Hyper Local residency at PICA, Rachel Arianne Ogle will deepen creative processes with artistic collaborators across three research projects, including: ghostshow, a new work examining the energetic resonance of physical spaces and spectral presences. Rachel will research the design landscape for this work with collaborators Steve Berrick (Interactive Systems) and Rachael Dease (Composer/Sound Design); exploring projection mapping, and developing sound and light triggers, to create visual and sonic illusions.

The continued development of a new work co-created with Badjtala Songman, Fred Leone, weaving together storytelling, movement, music and visuals. Finally, Ogle will continue her solo studio practice developing movement scores for new dance and sound work my soul loves your soul: a meditation on the impact of the human footprint on the earth; with long-time collaborator, Luke Smiles.

About the artist

Western Australian dance artist Rachel Arianne Ogle has had an extensive career as a dancer, performer, choreographer, educator, arts worker and producer. Ogle’s landmark work precipice was nominated for a Helpmann Award (2015) and shortlisted for an Australian Dance Award (2015), with Ogle also being awarded Best Choreographer in the Performing Arts WA Awards in 2020 (for the 2019 return season). In 2023, precipice was presented as part of Sydney Dance Company’s INDance season. Ogle’s work And The Earth Will Swallow Them Whole had its commissioned premiere in Perth Festival 2022. Ogle is a 2022 Sidney Myer Creative Fellow, and in 2025 joined pvi collective, in the role of Company Artist. In 2025 she was the recipient of an inaugural CITS (WA) Creative Fellowship.

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.

Across theatre stages, gallery walls, city streets, and app stores, his works explore the boundaries between control and chaos, structure and spontaneity. Each project becomes a digital playground that embraces glitch, slippage, and improvisation as creative tools. A central focus of his practice is designing systems that are legible and inviting – even when highly technical – allowing audiences of all ages and backgrounds to engage meaningfully.

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, he often leads participatory workshops and education programs, using interactive media to engage young people and community groups in creative, hands-on exploration.

Supporters

PICA’s Studio Program is supported by PICA’s Art Ambassador donors.