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Intro： Andy Gracie works across various disciplines including installation, robotics, sound, video and biological practice. This work is situated at a point of separation between the arts and the sciences, creating situations of exchange which allow new understandings and knowledge systems to develop. Much of his work involves reactions to and engagements with the science of astrobiology and other forms of space research. He looks at space as a nonhuman and unfeeling environment, balancing wonder with awe and fear. His practice employs scientific theory and practice to question our relationships with exploration and experiment whilst simultaneously bringing into focus the very relationship between art and science, and how new knowledge is culturally assimilated. Much of the work also features an ongoing engagement with semiotics, simulation theory and apocalyptic scenarios. His work has been exhibited widely and internationally in both solo and group shows and has included several special commissions for new works. He presents regularly at conferences and seminars across the globe and has published a number of articles and papers. His work has also been featured in books by Stephen Wilson, Linda Weintraub, William Myers, Maria-Antonia Gonzalez and Dmitry Bulatov. His large scale installation 'Autoinducer_ph-1' received honourable mentions from VIDA and Ars Electronica in 2007. The ongoing project 'Drosophila titanus' received an honorary mention from Ars Electronica in 2015. Alongside his artistic practice he co-founded the open art/science initiative Hackteria. He has co-produced, hosted and curated numerous exhibitions, workshop programs and art/science crossover events internationally. From 1999 to 2007 he worked at the University of Huddersfield as visiting lecturer, and later as course leader of the MA in Smart and Digital Design. He is currently involved in a long term collaboration/residency with the Institute of Cosmic Sciences at the University of Barcelona