Diner Club at ROCKAMORA

Located in Adelaide’s iconic Lion Arts Centre precinct, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) is South Australia’s leading independent contemporary visual arts organisation, proudly supporting artists to develop and present work on Kaurna Yarta (Kaurna Country).

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

Join us for a one-of-a-kind dinner experience inside the gallery space at Adelaide Contemporary Experimental.

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Seated inside the sensorily-encompassing solo exhibition by Kaspar Schmidt Mumm, ROCKAMORA, Diner Club brings together contemporary artists with the very best chefs, restaurants, wineries and breweries of South Australia to host a once-off dinner service curated specifically to the themes and ideas behind the exhibition.About ROCKAMORAROCKAMORA is the first major gallery exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Kaspar Schmidt Mumm, expanding the artist’s fascination with puppetry as a tool for social change. Named after his mother’s primary school bully, ‘Rockamora’ is a thug taking a bath in the gallery. By feeding, cleaning and caring for this bully, ROCKAMORA encourages us to empathise with a larger-than-life, misunderstood antagonist as a way to counter lived experiences of harassment and discrimination.The large-scale interactive installation is a result of the artist being awarded the 2023 Porter Street Commission – ACE’s annual award supporting new artwork by South Australian artists. The lucrative $20,000 award gives artists like Schmidt Mumm the opportunity to create ambitious new work.About Kaspar Schmidt MummBorn in Germany and raised in Adelaide with Colombian, Pakistani and Canadian heritage, Kaspar Schmidt Mumm’s motivation to make art stems from his experience of displacement and desire to develop an artistic language that crosses cultural borders. In addition to his individual practice, Schmidt Mumm is one of the founders of  performance art collective The Bait Fridge and lead vocalist of Slowmango. On the menuInspired by ROCKAMORA and Kaspar Schmidt Mumm&#x27;s approach to art practice, each dish and drink is imbibed with an environmentally consciousness and community-minded ethos.Passionate about native Australian ingredients, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessie_spiby/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jessie Spiby</a> celebrates the diverse array of colours and beauty found in nature in her cooking. She is determined to create a new ‘Australian’ cuisine by melding traditional Asian and European flavours and techniques with our beautiful native ingredients.At My Grandma Ben, Spiby&#x27;s veggie-focused menu celebrates the seasons, champions local producers and growers, and is jam packed with house-made pickles, preserves and ferments. Steeped in the belief that the &#x27;sustainable way&#x27; doesn&#x27;t have to mean missing out, the eatery aims to minimise food and plastic waste as much as possible, and help make the ethical choice the easy choice.The drinks menu features the great wines and beers of ACE sponsors, <a href="https://charlottedaltonwines.com.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Charlotte Dalton Wines</a> and <a href="https://bowdenbrewing.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bowden Brewing</a>.Thank you to our sponsorsDiner Club would not be possible without the generosity of excellent people and businesses. A sincere thank you to Mark Kamleh, Mia Gambranis, Shane Pope of <a href="https://www.festivalhire.net.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Festival Hire</a>, Charlotte Hardy of Charlotte Dalton Wines, Nadia Travaglini of <a href="https://www.studiobotanic.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Studio Botanic</a>, and the team at Bowden Brewing.G﻿roupsIf you are purchasing tickets as a group, please email through the guests you would like to be sat with to: marketing@ace.galleryD﻿ietary requirementsIf you have dietary requirements, please immediately email them through to: marketing@ace.gallery
Hero image: Diner Club at Kaspar Schmidt Mumm: ROCKAMORA promotional image (2023), digital collage, illustration, photograph, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Emmaline Zanelli. 
Below image: Kaspar Schmidt Mumm (2022), portrait in studio. Photography by Emmaline Zanelli.

Previously: Diner Club at Metaverse and Allison Chhorn: Skin Shade Night Day

Images: Diner Club at Metaverse (2022), Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Jonathan van der Knaap.

Images: Diner Club at Skin Shade Night Day (2022), Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Lana Adams.

Acknowledgement of CountryACE respectfully acknowledges the traditional Country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and pays respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today.ACE tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka panpapanpalyarninthi (inparrinthi). Kaurna miyurna yaitya mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlu tampnthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi.

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