Gabey Tjon a Tham

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Derives from the ideas of the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) who assumed that the universe consists of “monads”, invisible elementary particles equipped with a certain degree of consciousness. →

The Monads

creates a swarm of light and sound; a combination of chaos and precision, appearance and intention. →

Red Horizon

A sensory installation that explores sensuality in terms of behaviors, phenomena and possible qualities without their relying on cultural codes. →

Glinting honey in the dark, a feather tickling on my back

investigates the dynamics between air particles as a dynamic ecosystem where the visitor travels through different altitudes of an artificial atmosphere above the Goffertpark in Nijmegen. →

Airborne Landscapes

A kinetic/light/sound installation based on a subjective interpretation of sound traveling through space. →

))))) repetition at my distance

is a generative virtual environment based on the urban space around Paradiso in Amsterdam that is influenced in real time by weather conditions and the day and night rhythms of physical reality. →

Vec4(red,green,blue,alpha)

Every day we are surrounded by machines and technological systems that have their own internal clocks. →

If/Then

The neighborhood is alive, it is a collection of various conscious and unconscious stimuli and reactions to them. →

Symbiotic Spaces

reflects on Stockholm’s ever changing urban landscapes and on the complex relationships between man-made, technology and nature. →

Flowing Grounds

Month: September 2024

30-12-2016
Article about my research and work in progress at the How do we save time residency at TimeLab in Ghent.
30-12-2016
For the exhibition In No Particular Order I will be presenting a new version of The Monads. Also you can…
30-12-2016
A sound recording of my installation the Monads will be part of Audio DH - sonic manifestations from 250 creators…
30-12-2016
From July until September I will be doing a residency at Dordtyart where I continue my research on complex systems…
30-12-2016
In April-May I will be away for a residency at MoTA (Museum of Transitory Arts) in Ljubljana to work on…
30-12-2016
The exhibition Lucida Space has been featured on Москва24 TV including a small interview with me.
30-12-2016
The exhibition Lucida Space has been featured on Москва24 TV including a small interview with me.
30-12-2016
During 'Here we live and now' in Korzo, The Hague, you can also look through the book that I made…
30-12-2016
For the past months I've been working on the stage design together with MC Dance Meyer-Chaffaud for their new piece'Le…