They might look like random poles in a gallery, but an art and science collaboration between UWA’s SymbioticA and a US neuro-engineering laboratory has drawn praise from one of the world’s foremost forums for digital media.

The ‘Silent Barrage’ installation has won an honorary mention for hybrid and transdisciplinary projects in Prix Ars Electronica (PAE).

PAE is one of the most important festivals for creativity and innovation in the field of digital media, with artists from more than 70 countries participating.

‘Silent Barrage’ recently went on show at the Exit Art Gallery in New York. It is the work of SymbioticA’s Guy Ben-Ary, fellow WA artist Phil Gamblen, and scientists from Steve Potter’s Laboratory for Neuro-engineering at Georgia Technical College, Atlanta, which investigates epilepsy treatments.