NGV Triennial: Christine Sum Kim – Deaf Death
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🗓️ 6:30–7:45pm, 10 December
📍NGV International
🎟️ Book now: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/deaf-death/
In this lecture-performance, artist Christine Sun Kim uses the frequent smartphone auto correction of “Deaf” to “death” as a point of departure.
From this linguistic coincidence, she draws out a media study of representations of Deaf culture across film while weaving in her observations on disability signage, Deaf history, and much more.
Through images, humour, and incisive commentary, Deaf Death questions what defines disability, ingrained cultural desires that visualise the elimination of Deaf culture, and how different definitions reflect fears and hopes for the future.
The evening will include a Q&A with the artist, hosted by NGV Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Sophie Oxenbridge.
Christine Sun Kim is in Melbourne for the opening of the 2026 NGV Triennial, which features the world-premiere of a major new wall mural by the artist, States of Mind, 2026, that continues her practice of translating American Sign Language (ASL) into visual graphic form.
States of Mind, 2026, has been generously supported by the Decjuba Foundation and RMIT University.
The 2026 NGV Triennial opens on Sunday 13 December.
📍NGV International
🎟️ Book now: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/deaf-death/
In this lecture-performance, artist Christine Sun Kim uses the frequent smartphone auto correction of “Deaf” to “death” as a point of departure.
From this linguistic coincidence, she draws out a media study of representations of Deaf culture across film while weaving in her observations on disability signage, Deaf history, and much more.
Through images, humour, and incisive commentary, Deaf Death questions what defines disability, ingrained cultural desires that visualise the elimination of Deaf culture, and how different definitions reflect fears and hopes for the future.
The evening will include a Q&A with the artist, hosted by NGV Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Sophie Oxenbridge.
Christine Sun Kim is in Melbourne for the opening of the 2026 NGV Triennial, which features the world-premiere of a major new wall mural by the artist, States of Mind, 2026, that continues her practice of translating American Sign Language (ASL) into visual graphic form.
States of Mind, 2026, has been generously supported by the Decjuba Foundation and RMIT University.
The 2026 NGV Triennial opens on Sunday 13 December.
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NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road,Melbourne,VIC,Australia
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Host or PublisherNational Gallery of Victoria
