The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Simon Denny

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In this episode of the Apollo 40 under 40 podcast, Gabrielle Schwarz speaks to the artist Simon Denny about his latest project – an exhibition exploring resource and data mining at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, Tasmania. Denny also shares his advice for aspiring artists, and explains his fascination with board games.

The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast is a series of short interviews with some of the artists, thinkers, businesspeople and collectors celebrated in this year’s Apollo 40 under 40 Europe, presented in partnership with Deutsche Bank Wealth Management. Previous episodes can be found here.

Installation view of ‘Simon Denny: Mine’ at the Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, 2019. Photo: Mona/Jesse Hunniford

Amazon Worker Cage Patent Drawing as Virtual King Island Brown Thornibill Cage (2019), Simon Denny, installation view at ‘Mine’ at the Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, 2019. Photo: Mona/Jesse Hunniford

Amazon Worker Cage Patent (US 9,280,157 B2: “System for transporting personal within an active workspace”, 2016) with King Island Brown Thornibill renders (2019), Simon Denny, installation view at ‘Mine’ at the Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, 2019. Photo: Mona/Jesse Hunniford