Jet Williams and Max Dona were invited to speak at Nike x yuth Club in Darlinghurst as part of a week-long program presented by Nike for Air Max Month.
The space at 21 Foley Street was purpose-built for the week, painted in bright neons against deep blue. Workshops, live performances, and conversations running across five days with creators and community from across Sydney.
Williams and Dona joined a panel on DIY culture, hosted by Gigi. The conversation ran well over an hour. They talked about building things independently, creating work outside of traditional systems, and stories from their travels around the world. The room stayed packed. When it opened to questions, people kept going.
Williams spoke about his path as an independent artist, writing, publishing, and distributing his own work through methods he built himself. Dona on documenting culture through film. Both on what it means to make things without asking for permission first.
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