Electronic Super Highway - Nam June Paik
Pecha Kucha Night Wellington #04
PKN_WGN_04 // 25 November 2008 // Paramount Cinema, 25 Courtenay Place, Wellington City // doors open 7.30pm / start 8.20pm // $9 on the door (cash only)
Come and join us for our last Pecha Kucha Night in Wellington for the year 2008.
Pecha Kucha - which originated in Tokyo - is a unique, rapid-fire format in which each speaker shows 20 images, each for 20 seconds. With each presentation lasting just 6 minutes and 40 seconds, the audience experiences an exhilarating variety of ideas and projects.
We put together a great line-up of speakers for you to enjoy:
Craig Stevens // Scientist // Environmental turbulence - or how to capture ephemera for a living
Suzanne Tamaki // Fashion designer // about natives in fabulous frocks
Heather Galbraith // Curator // A wish list for an exhibition which may never happen (here)
Roger Walker // Architect // 'IRREVERENT INSERTIONS' ?
Simon Hames // Prop maker // about making props and world of wearable art costumes
Duncan Sarkies // Writer
Natalie Robinson // Oceanographer // A life on ice
Christopher Kelly // Architect // the coral reef -the aggregation of an architecture culture
Dick Whyte // Musician
Rhys Morgan // Animator // The Gravy: making a TV show about creative New Zealanders
Andy Morley-Hall // Photographer // Witnessing The Woolshed
Tim Bollinger // Writer/Cartoonist // On the life and philosophy of W.B. Sutch
Ron Hanson // Writer // Nam June Paik the legendary Korean multi media artist
Kent Blechynden // Photographer // capturing musicians
check out our website for updates:
http://www.pechakucha.co.nz/
Check out The Life and Times of Walter Benjamin from the last Wellington Pecha Kucha at the City Gallery....
