PUBLICATIONS

The Biennale of Sydney published two books produced by artists Stuart Geddes and Trent Walter: the 336-page NIRIN Catalogue and NIRIN NGAAY, a collected presentation of the work of 52 artists, writers, creatives and collectives produced with the support of Aesop and The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund. Both titles were available for sale at Biennale exhibition venues and through the Biennale of Sydney online store. From 9–30 March 2020, Geddes and Walter presented a visual installation of NIRIN NGAAY in Aesop’s store in The Rocks where they extrapolated the publication to the built environment, creating a conceptually and materially dynamic installation that offered different means of interpreting – or ‘reading’ – the text via all five senses. Sections of NIRIN NGAAY are featured on Google Arts & Culture, on a dedicated website created by Geddes and Walter, and were exhibited at Carriageworks. NIRIN NGAAY won a Silver Award and the NIRIN Catalogue won a Bronze Award at the 2020 Design Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards.