ERIC TRICH: ECODEX

Ecodex is an installation of four 6–10-foot 3D-printed tree stumps with transparent LED screens rising from their centers. Each sculpture includes an augmented reality (AR) layer, accessible via personal devices or provided tablets and synchronized with the on-screen imagery as part of a unified visual system. The work explores the convergence of digital and physical worlds, creating a speculative landscape where virtual space enters lived experience. It imagines a hybrid ecology in which technological systems emerge from and coexist with organic forms, entangling nature and digital environments.

About the Artist

Eric Trich is a new media artist from Dallas, Texas. His work spans interactive installations, XR experiences, painting, animation, and 3D printing. He focuses on bridging the digital and physical, building systems in which software, sensors, and physical materials operate together. Much of his practice centers on layering technology onto objects and environments, creating hybrid works that shift, respond, and evolve over time.

Trich has created visual work for musicians including Lil Wayne, Janelle Monáe, Questlove, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, developing real-time graphics and stage-driven media systems. He has owned and operated experimental art spaces such as 1111 Gallery, 3014 SPACE, and PXLAB, using them as environments for testing new processes, hosting exhibitions, and exploring the digital-physical methods that define his practice.