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Erica Tandori is a low vision visual artist and sessional academic based in Melbourne, Australia. Diagnosed with Juvenile Macular Degeneration, she experiences legal blindness with central vision loss. Her PhD research focuses on interactive art and the ophthalmological entoptic effects of macular disease, examining how visual perception is altered by vision loss and how this informs her artistic practice. She holds a Doctorate from the University of Melbourne, where she explored the relationship between visual art and central vision loss. Tandori is also a Researcher at the Assistive Technologies Lab within the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University, as well as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Swinburne University of Technology. She is actively involved in projects aimed at promoting inclusive science communication and has received multiple awards, including the Vice Chancellor's Inclusion Diversity Award from Monash University. Her expertise aligns with various United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to education and accessibility in art and science.
Monash University • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Teaching various Design courses.
Swinburne University of Technology • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Research focus on technologies for dementia.
Assistive Technologies Lab • Monash University
Working on projects for inclusive gallery design.
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