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Johan Thom
Born1976
NationalitySouth African
AwardsMerit award, Sasol New Signatures Competition
PPC Annual Young Sculptors Award
Websitehttp://johanthom.com/


Johan Thom (b. 1976) is a full-time performance artist from South Africa, currently living and working in London. His performances, which occur in a wide variety of public spaces, generally concern the artist's experience of everyday life in South Africa and the country's troubled past.[1] Both personal and societal commentary, Thom's work investigates the relationship between the body, process, and ritual.[2] His work primarily consists of video, installation, and performance pieces.[3] Another central theme in Thom's work is 'the void,' that which lies beyond human understanding and comprehension. [1] His work explores the tension between humanized space and 'the void' through ritual, custom, and art.[3]

Career[edit]

Education[edit]

Thom holds a BA Fine Arts degree (1999) from the University of Pretoria and a Masters Degree from the Tshwane University of Technology (2003, Cum Laude).[4]

Exhibitions[edit]

  • New Media Festival, National Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2009)
  • Dystopia (2009-2010)
  • Heart of the African City, African Perspectives, University of Pretoria (2009)
  • Making Sense: for an effective aesthetics, University of Cambridge (2009)
  • The Double Body: being in space, University of Johannesburg (2009)
  • Palazzo delle Papesse (2008)
  • First Canary Island Biennale (2006)
  • Belgrade International Theatre Festival (2006)
  • Britto Arts Trust in Bangladesh (2006)
  • Minotaur Series 12, Johannesburg Art Gallery (2006)
  • The Diary Of New York through Map South Africa (2006)
  • Rotterdam Film Festival (2006)
  • Venice Biennale (2003 & 2005)
  • International Computer Arts Festival in Slovenia (2004)
  • Exorcism series at the National Cultural History Museum, South Africa (2003)[4][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Johan Thom". Art.co.za. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ^ Pather, Jay (2007). Spier Contemporary 2007/2008 Catalogue. Cape Town: Africa Centre. p. 200.
  3. ^ a b c Morris, Sharon. "Word Image". Slade School of Fine Art. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Johan Thom". KZNSA Gallery. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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