Geoffrey Hicks is an installation artist whose work explores participation, perception, and the relationship between people, technology, and space. Through interactive installations, public artworks, and architectural interventions, he creates experiences that encourage audiences to engage more deeply with their surroundings and with one another.

Working across a range of media including light, sculpture, projection, robotics, and responsive systems, Hicks develops projects that transform spaces through movement, interaction, and changing environmental conditions. His installations range from intimate gallery works to large-scale public and permanent commissions.

Many of Hicks’s projects invite participation, allowing visitors to influence the behavior of a work through their movement, presence, or direct interaction. Whether through biometric sensing, custom electronics, projection systems, or kinetic elements, his installations create dynamic relationships between audience and environment.

Much of his work is site-specific, developed in response to the physical, social, and cultural context of a location. Rather than imposing a fixed object onto a space, Hicks seeks to create experiences that feel integrated with their surroundings and responsive to the people who use them.

In addition to his independent art practice, Hicks is the founder and creative director of OptArt LLC (optical.art), a creative technology studio that supports the design, engineering, and production of complex installations for public, architectural, and cultural environments. This studio work allows him to realize ambitious projects while maintaining an artist-led approach.