We want you to feel empowered
Transforming story telling
Studio Kiin is an Indigenous-led creative studio and collective working across Australia, Aotearoa and the Pacific region. We are a family of storytellers who are working to normalise story sovereignty, cultivate kinship and prioritise healing in creative practice. We are passionate about empowering artists to lead with culturally responsive, ethical and sustainable creative practice.
Our methods are tailored to the specific needs of each community, project and partnership we collaborate with through the honouring place, space and time that they exist in.
In 2024, we launched Rarama Ink - an independent press arm dedicated to stories by and for Indigenous peoples.
A re-imagined approach
At the core of what we do is our love for our stories and our ancestral ways of knowing. But why do we care about stories so much? Studies show that when presented with new information, on average, humans tend to remember stories more than they remember statistics.
Humans love stories so much that we enter into a trance like state when watching or listening. Not only this, but in many cultures, the role of the storyteller embodies sacred knowledge and histories specific to space, place and time.
Therefore, we see storytelling as critical to improving quality of life and social cohesion, preserving cultural and scientific knowledge and necessary to human survival.
What we do
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Creative workshops, consultation, collaboration and expertise
We look for opportunities to bring ideas, stories or projects to life that are sustainable, exciting and challenging through empowering people to tell their story their way and on their terms by bringing together collaborative teams of specialist storytellers, consultants and producers.
So that stories are honest, unapologetic and authentic.
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Graphic, spatial and relational design
We utilize ancestral knowledges of relational dynamics to design digital and physical interactive experiences of storytelling, through speaking directly to the interests and values of our audiences.
So that organisations and institutions can engage with Indigenous storytellers and audiences in a clear, sustainable, meaningful and effective manner.
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Cultural mapping
We understand challenges unique to storytelling in the Pacific region, identify pressure points and collaboratively design responsive storytelling cultures and protocols.
So that companies have clear guidelines on culturally appropriate terms of engagement, adaptive conflict resolution, and ongoing relations with storytellers and audiences.
Our Core Values
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Fatu
Embedding seeds of ancestral knowledge into creative practice and community arts practice.
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Aganuku
Curating protocol and conditions for respectful, responsive and safe spaces.
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Folau
Learning, practicing and teaching in varied and unique ways, spaces and places
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Tupu
Creating opportunity to share knowledge, learn skills and build career paths across communities and generations to expand our culture of reciprocity.