5 Sep 2015

Simon Denny: power and secrets

From Saturday Morning, 9:10 am on 5 September 2015

New Zealand artist based in Berlin who represented New Zealand at the 2015 Venice Biennale with his work, Secret Power; four of the works have been acquired by Te Papa.

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Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of Imagery from NSA TREASUREMAP Slides (detail), 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view Marco Polo Airport, 2015. Photo: Paolo Monello

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view Marco Polo Airport, 2015. Photo Michele Crosera

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of Imagery from NSA MYSTIC, FOXACID, QUANTUMTHEORY, and Other SSO/TAO Slides, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of Imagery from NSA MYSTIC, FOXACID, QUANTUMTHEORY, and Other SSO/TAO Slides (back view), 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view with Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of Imagery from NSA MYSTIC, FOXACID, QUANTUMTHEORY, and Other SSO/TAO Slides, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with David Darchicourt Commissioned Map of Aotearoa New Zealand, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view with Modded Server-Rack Display with David Darchicourt Commissioned Map of Aotearoa New Zealand, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of David Darchicourt Designs for NSA Defense Intelligence, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view with Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of David Darchicourt Designs for NSA Defense Intelligence, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view with Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of David Darchicourt Designs for NSA Defense Intelligence (detail), 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of Imagery from GCHQ ‘The Art of Deception’ Slides, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of Various Map Depictions from Snowden-Leaked Slides (detail), 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Custom-Ordered and Finished Herman Miller Resolve System Office Furniture with David Darchicourt Designs and Imagery from Slides, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with David Darchicourt LinkedIn Profile, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Secret Power, installation view with Modded Server-Rack Display with David Darchicourt LinkedIn Profile, 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of David Darchicourt Designs as Freelance Designer (detail), 2015. Photo: Nick Ash.

Simon Denny, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana 2015. Photo: Nick Ash