3t Vakil is a Performance Scientist and Research Artist, and serves as President of the Tropic Ventures Research & Education Foundation at Las Casas de la Selva—a sustainable forestry and rainforest enrichment project in Patillas, southeast Puerto Rico, where she has lived for over two decades.

A Director of the Institute of Ecotechnics, 3t works at the intersection of ecology, art, and exploration. Her experience spans coral reef research and marine expeditions across the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, as well as decades of work in forest ecology and conservation.

With a background in 3-Dimensional Theatre Design, 3t apprenticed under scenic artist Mary Coxon and worked for years on large-scale productions across the UK. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she became a key figure in the UK’s shamanic dance and rave scene, where her passion for art and nature fused with her role as an ambient architect—shaping immersive environments that evoked altered states and elemental connection.

In 2015, she co-founded Puerto Rico Hardwoods, leading a pioneering effort to salvage and mill valuable hardwoods felled by Hurricane Maria, transforming storm-damaged trees into sustainable resources for local use.