EFRAT GOMMEH

I’m Efrat Gommeh – Efi, in short – a researcher, visual thinker, and occasional translator between disciplines.

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I’m interested in how people make sense of complex issues together, especially when they speak from different worlds. My work sits between science studies, design, and policy, where I explore how different perspectives come together around shared societal challenges – and how differences can become a resource rather than something to smooth over.

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At the moment, I study inclusion and collaboration within scientific networks: who participates, whose perspectives shape agendas, and how interdisciplinary work unfolds in practice. Alongside this, I’m developing collaborative tools inspired by the ways designers approach complex problems.

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Before that, I studied how visualisations shape public controversies around food and energy technologies. I explored how visual communication makes concerns visible, frames technological futures, and influences how contested issues are governed and understood in everyday contexts. That work still informs how I think about communication, controversy, and the role of images.

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My research interests carry into daily life too: walking through cities or nature and noticing overlooked details, having long conversations that drift into philosophy or the strange logic of ordinary routines, and seeing familiar things from unexpected angles. I also practice Yoga and Acroyoga, and occasionally return to drawing.