TRACEY M BENSON | aka bytetime

Weaving knowledge, creativity, and sustainability for a connected future.

TRACEY M. BENSON
PhD | MSci | MA | Shinpiden (Usai Reiki Ryoho)

Originally trained in the fine arts disciplines of photography and printmaking, Tracey works at the nexus of media arts, digital transformation, ecological systems and citizen empowerment through connecting to place and identity. With a passion for understanding different knowledge systems and engaging and activating audiences, she often collaborates with Indigenous communities and Elders, knowledge keepers, technologists and scientists. Belonging, place, wellbeing and identity are ongoing themes in her socially engaged practice.

In the mid 1990s Tracey took on the tag of bytetime for her emerging digital artist practice and continues to work under this moniker. Her creative work has been extensively presented internationally in media arts festivals and exhibitions including ISEA, Balance UnBalance, Transmediale and touring exhibitions. Tracey has also been commissioned to produce numerous public artworks including murals, installations and participatory experiences for audiences.

As a researcher she has an extensive background including a PhD in Media Arts and Technology from the Australian National University, a research Masters in Applied Science looking at energy vulnerability and barriers to change (University of Canberra) and a research MA focusing on souvenirs and personal collections (Queensland University of Technology).

In late 2025, Tracey was awarded a full scholarship for 2nd PhD which explores lifecycle design for futuring climate resilient homes at University of Queensland. Her research on issues related to belonging, place, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour change underpin her ethos and focus as a transdisciplinary practitioner. This research supports the work of Treecreate Studio Inc. a non-profit charity founded by Tracey in 2019.

Facilitator | Mentor | Guide

Some of the ways Tracey works:

🌱 Interdisciplinary insight – weaving together ecology, digital media, and cultural impacts on place
🌏 Regenerative thinking – focusing on sustainable futures and place-based connections
🎨 Creative leadership – fostering collaboration through community, art, storytelling, and technology
💡 Impact-driven engagement – supporting local regional communities and global knowledge exchange