Using technology as a social instrument with Georgie Pinn
From Creating New Spaces: Interviews with artists redefining spaces through technology by Robin Petterd
May 16, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 32
About this episode
Georgie Pinn discusses the design and impact of her interactive media artwork Echo in public spaces.
In this podcast you will learn how Georgie Pinn designs interactive media artworks for public space. You’ll hear how Georgie builds participation, accessibility, and emotional impact. This interview is part of our series that focuses on media artworks in public space. In this interview, Georgie Pinn explores the creative process behind Echo, an interactive work that has evolved across multiple public-facing iterations, from an intimate one-on-one booth experience to large-scale outdoor presentation. Georgie describes Echo as an "empathy engine." It is a guided encounter where a stranger’s story is experienced through a face transformation that gradually becomes your own. We discuss the changes when a deeply personal work is placed into public space. This includes designing for walk-up participation, making interaction intuitive across ages, and shaping narrative for unpredictable audiences. Listen to this podcast to learn how to: Design interactive work for public space that supports multiple entry points and non-linear viewing. Create walk-up engagement so audiences understand what to do within seconds. Prototype with unfamiliar participants to refine UI, affordances, and…
People in this episode
Host: Robin Petterd
Guest: Georgie Pinn
Topics covered
- interactive media
- public space
- empathy
- participation
- accessibility
- artworks
Keywords
- interactive art
- public engagement
- empathy engine
- narrative design
- accessibility
- participation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Echo
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