Eephus & Sudo’s Funderdome

Tara Pattenden is an artist, creative technologist and educator who produces work that engages the audience through encouraging play and democratising creativity. Working across diverse media including sculpture, soft circuitry, bio art and creative coding, Tara is a Brisbane-based artist who performs and exhibits internationally. Her work has been featured at Tectonics in Glasgow and Novas Frequencias in Rio de Janeiro as well as recent temporary public art works across Brisbane. She has run workshops worldwide including at the Onassis Foundation in Athens, and the V & A Museum in London. Tara also works under the moniker Phantom Chips, creating and performing with handmade, tactile synthesisers, which encourage audience interaction in the creation of their sounds. In addition, she is the founder of Cyber Palace, a space for workshops, meetups and projects centred around creative technologies.