Kirsten
Moegerlein
Re-enchanting ways of being, making and relating through creative practice.
I live my life in widening circles (1) by bringing peripheral stories into view (2) and building visual life rafts – with beauty as my rudder. (3) I love to water seeds of otherwise cultures (4), and embody future potentialities through conversation, (5) but what really makes my heart sing is making playful rituals, with a nod to the absurd. (6)
ABOUT
Artist
Researcher
Designer
Scribe
Curator
I am Dr Kirsten Moegerlein, a designer, researcher and artist, living on Jaara Country. I was born on Wurundjeri Country and I am of German and Irish/English descent.
My creative practice is centred around cultivating seeds of cultural renewal to be planted in the (future) ashes of the modern / colonial world. Through my creative practice, I work with change-makers, ethical organisations and artists who are re-enchanting ways of being, making and relating.
Creativity at its root means ‘to bring into being’. Bringing things into being in collaboration with others, is at the heart of my practice. Following my intuition I facilitate, scaffold, and carefully create the conditions for co-creation. I work with symbolism, myth, metaphor, and the animate world as wayfinders along the creative path. I consider creativity to be a deeply valuable gift that we all possess and a vital way to praise the living world.
The process of co-creation can be a wild dance. I have learnt to enjoy this liminal space – to trust the unfolding conversation and whatever shows up within the process – to be intimate with uncertainty and delight in spontaneity.
“...overcoming patriachy requires an internal cultural healing, the revitalisation of traditions and the creation of new ones, the realisation that a civilisation based on love of life is a far better option than one based on destruction.”
MAPPING COMPLEXITY
Visual mapping is emerging as an excellent tool to help individuals and groups navigate and communicate the complexity of their work. Visual mapping both reveals and enables sense-making to occur and be communicated more broadly to others.
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IDENTITY DESIGN AS A TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS
The process of identity design requires deep consideration. Symbols are the oldest language of human kind. Developing a logo with intention is a powerful way to communicate an idea beyond words.
Visual languages can help bring a idea into a reality by providing a kind of scaffold or container for exploration and expression. In my experience, the process of creating a logo can open the doorway for deeper questions surrounding purpose, voice, authenticity and how one wants to be seen by others and what one wants to show. I facilitate a process that empowers people to embrace an aesthetic that is meaningful for them.
