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Artist Talks, Keynotes & Conversations
Talks exploring creativity, change, perception and the stories through which we understand ourselves and the world around us
Previous speaking engagements include TEDx Reykjavík in 2017 and Reykjavík School of Photography in 2024.
Aishling Muller speaks about the relationships between creative practice, personal and ecological change, perception, storytelling, embodiment and landscape.
Drawing on more than twenty years of work across photography, moving image, performance, socially engaged practice and environmental fieldwork, she brings together artistic experience, visual research and lived enquiry.
Her talks are informed and carefully structured while remaining conversational, direct and responsive to the people in the room. Images and examples from her practice provide a starting point for wider questions about how we see, how we adapt and how creativity can help us engage with uncertainty.
Available Formats
Artist Talks
Illustrated presentations exploring Aishling’s work, methodology and the development of her multidisciplinary practice.
Keynote Presentations
Thematically focused talks for conferences, festivals, universities and cultural programmes.
Panels and Conversations
Responsive contributions to discussions and interviews concerning creativity, representation, environmental change and artistic practice.
Moderated Conversations
Live conversations with artists and creative practitioners exploring their work, ideas and creative processes.
Talks can be delivered in person or online and adapted to suit the audience, context and programme.
Talk Themes
Creativity, Change and Adaptability
For: Universities, creative teams, arts organisations and cultural programmes
Central question: How can creativity remain responsive during uncertainty, disruption and change?
Audience takeaway: Practical reflections on remaining creatively responsive without losing integrity, direction or curiosity.
Truth, Representation and Storytelling
For: Photographers, artists, journalists, students and visual-culture audiences
Central question: How do images and stories shape perception, and what responsibilities accompany their creation?
Audience takeaway: A deeper understanding of how visual narratives construct meaning and how stories can be approached critically and ethically.
Landscape, Perception and Transformation
For: Arts, environmental, academic and public programmes
Central question: How do landscapes shape memory, identity and perception during periods of ecological and personal change?
Audience takeaway: Insight into place-based practice and the relationships connecting environmental change, embodied experience and visual storytelling.
Additional themes: Disruption, Rebuilding and the Long Return · Long-Term Creative Practice
“It doesn’t get more genuine and honest than this.”
TEDx Reykjavík Team
The Audience Experience
Aishling’s talks create space for audiences to question familiar assumptions, recognise their own creative agency and consider how perception influences the ways in which they understand change.
Rather than prescribing a single interpretation, the talks invite reflection, dialogue and different perspectives. The aim is for people to leave more willing to think differently, engage with complexity and trust their own capacity for creative response.
Selected Speaking Experience
Previous presentations include:
- TEDx Reykjavík
- University of Iceland
- Reykjavík School of Photography
- Irish Fashion Summit
- Maynooth University
Practical Information
Formats: Artist talk, keynote, panel contribution, moderated conversation or tailored presentation
Delivery: In person or online
Typical artist talk or keynote duration: 45–60 minutes, with audience questions where appropriate
Audience: Universities, museums, galleries, festivals, arts organisations, cultural institutions, residencies and interdisciplinary programmes
Fees: Quoted individually according to format, preparation, location and programme requirements
Travel and accommodation are scoped separately where required.
Technical and access requirements are agreed during planning. Fees, preparation, travel and cancellation arrangements are confirmed in writing before booking. Recording, livestreaming or subsequent publication requires prior agreement.
Invite Aishling to Speak
To discuss a talk, keynote, panel or conversation, email Aishling with details of your organisation, event or programme, proposed date and location, intended audience and the theme you would like to explore.