Artist Talk: Cree Bruins with Erik and Martin Demaine

Join artists Cree Bruins, Martin Demaine, and Erik Demaine for an in-depth discussion as they take you on a journey through their past exhibitions, culminating in the discussion of their latest body of work,, on view at Kingston Gallery. This talk will offer a unique insight into the evolution of their creative practice, as well as the collaborative process that shaped their new projects.

Throughout the discussion, they will explore how modern technologies—such as fingerprints, credit cards, QR codes, barcodes, and security envelopes—are redefining our understanding of privacy and identity in a digitally-driven world. The artists will examine how these innovations are reshaping our personal and financial experiences, contributing to a landscape marked by instability, risk, and the rise of fraudulent practices.

This will be an interactive talk, encouraging viewers to engage directly with the artwork and reflect on the issues these technologies present in real time. Join us to delve into the intersection of art, technology, and the evolving complexities of our digital selves.

grew up in Rochester, New York, and has a long family background with Eastman Kodak, her father was the Director of the Experimental Division for many years. While attending the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, she started experimenting with the materials of film photography as a medium for sculpture, drawing, and installations, leading to a 20-year body of work about the rapid movement from film to digital photography. Her current projects center around today's financial environment, identity, and security. Since graduating from SMFA in 2001, Cree has exhibited in numerous museums and galleries including Danforth Art Museum, deCordova Sculpture Park, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Krakow, Sculptors Gallery, and Mills Gallery. She has been awarded a Museum of Fine Arts Traveling Fellowship, Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship in drawing, Blanche E. Colman Award, St Botolph Grant-in Aid, Yousuf Karsh Prize, and an Artadia Award finalist. 

are a father-son team that combine their expertise in mathematics, art, and science. Martin, who started the first private hot glass studio in Canada, has been called the father of Canadian glass and has been an Artist-in-Residence at MIT since 2005. Erik, a professor of computer science at MIT, received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2003 as a "computational geometer tackling and solving difficult problems related to folding and bending--moving readily between the theoretical and the playful, with a keen eye to revealing the former in the latter.” Their sculptures serve as both visual representations of unsolved problems in sciences and as sources of inspiration for new artistic forms. The duo has created over 300 curved origami sculptures, with works included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian. Their scientific contributions are equally significant, with more than 100 joint publications, including several focused on the intersection of mathematics and art.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Kingston Gallery, 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, United States