Grounded Art Technology Ecology & Science (G.A.T.E.S.) aims to establish an innovative interdisciplinary research hub where students can delve into their unique interests within the broad theme of landscape. By creatively merging art, technology, ecology, and science in nonconformist and poetic ways, G.A.T.E.S. seeks to open pathways to alternative landscapes and new perspectives.

Participants engage as passionate yet discerning observers of our physical, natural, and virtual environments, considering the impact of ubiquitous and emerging technologies. This studio serves as fertile ground wherein art, science, technology, society, culture, the natural world, and the human experience intertwine. Research may encompass natural phenomena, or delve into the more abstract, encouraging participants to push boundaries and imagine potential near futures. Here, creativity flourishes at the intersection of the poetic and the speculative, blending elements of science fiction with our built reality.