Creation Stories

This event is part of Making Spaces, the talk series hosted by Elam School of Fine Arts. It aims to make space for artists and art professionals to share their practice and research.

In his talk, Karamia and Simon will present the research they have undertaken together into familial, cultural and technological flows, leading up to the Creation Stories exhibition. Creation Stories connects the artists' family stories with histories of global exchange, cryptocurrencies, and intergenerational knowledge-sharing, within the New Zealand context and beyond. The exhibition is open across Gus Fisher Gallery and Michael Lett from Saturday 6 August. Visit the Creation Stories exhibition page to learn more.

About the Speakers

Dr Karamia Müller is a lecturer at the School of Architecture and Planning. Her research focuses on the meaningful ‘indigenisation’ of design methodologies invested in building futures resistant to inequality.

Born in Auckland, Simon Denny studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, and Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main. Denny currently lives and works in Berlin. His work unpacks the social and political implications of the technology industry and the rise of social media, start-up culture, blockchains and cryptocurrencies, using a variety of media, including installation, sculpture, print and video. Denny has curated significant exhibitions about blockchain and art, such as Proof of Stake at Kunstverein in Hamburg (2021) and Proof of Work at Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin (2018).

This event will take place in the Design Theatre. Please come to the foyer of the Conference Centre, 22 Symonds Street, to access the lecture theatre.