Who we are

We’re the treehouse collective; a group of interdisciplinary friends who love to tinker, build and dream big. We work together to create playful, interactive installations with a focus on light.

Our practice centers around creating colourful, accessible experiences that spark curiosity and encourage play in people of all ages. Drawing from our backgrounds in coding, engineering, and fine arts, we use technology to bring installations to life, making them responsive and interactive while maintaining strong visual aesthetics and thoughtful design.

Nathan Fischer is a PhD student researching nano material pigments to make more intense colours. Outside of his research, he loves experimenting with the latest LED lights available, whether these are WS2812Bs, SK6812s, or SD5050s. The meeting point of his love for technology, lighting and colour is at the forefront of his artistic pursuit.

Daniel Pechersky believes art that engages with you physically can connect to you on a deeper level. As a result, he's been working with his artist friends to make exhibit pieces that can be touched and played with. Using software, he imbues the exhibit with interactivity – he programs all the microcontrollers (he calls them "bugs" due to their rows of legs) so that the exhibit can "speak" back to the observer.

Diana Tran is a sculptor with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo. She uses traditional materials like porcelain clay, to more experimental ones like recycled and found objects. She sees art as a way to connect to each other, to nature and to the stories that shape who we are.