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Born 1981 in Sweden, Thomas is an interactive and online artist creating mixed media artworks that talks about culture, science and identity, often inviting visitors to engage in different kinds of ways. By including various interactive elements, the artworks expand into participatory experiences.
After having studied mathematics in Gothenburg, he went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Technology in Sydney, graduating with 1st class honors. He is now a practising artist in Australasia, Europe and the Americas.
Thomas has been the recipient of various awards and acknowledgements and his work has been exhibited at the Powerhouse Museum (Sydney), the Eyebeam gallery (New York), the Science Gallery (Dublin), theMuseum (Ontario), Bow Arts (London), Konstfack (Stockholm) and NordArt (Germany).
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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| 2017 |
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PLACE DE GÉNIE, Paris
Solo Show
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| 2016 |
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THE BOOKSTORE SPACE, Amsterdam
Solo Show
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| 2015 |
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THE SAATCHI GALLERY, Auckland
Solo Show
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| 2014 |
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SALERNO GALLERY, Sydney
Solo Show
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| 2011 |
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GAFFA GALLERY, Sydney
Solo Show
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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| 2019 |
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NORDART, Budelsdorf, Germany
Like Me Series
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| 2018 |
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X80, La Vilette, Paris
Monster
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| 2018 |
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NORDART, Budelsdorf, Germany
Monster, The MicroCinescope
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| 2017 |
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GENERATE, Shedhalle, Germany
The MicroCinescope
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| 2017 |
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STOCKHOLM FRINGE FESTIVAL, Konstfack, Sweden
Interference
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| 2017 |
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KUNSTENFESTIVAL, Watou, Belgium
The Worryball
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| 2017 |
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TIME AND SPACE, CICA Museum, Seoul
This heat of Ice
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| 2016 |
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VISIONS AT THE NUNNERY, London
Interference
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| 2016 |
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GLOBAL VILLAGE, Copenhagen, Landshut, Amsterdam
The Worryball
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| 2015 |
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THE SAATCHI GALLERY, Auckland
Solo Show
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| 2013 |
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THEMUSEUM, Kitchener, Canada
This Heart of Ice
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| 2013 |
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THE POWERHOUSE MUSEUM, Sydney
The Cinemicroscope
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| 2012 |
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EYEBEAM ART & TECHNOLOGY CENTER, New York
This Heart of Ice
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| 2012 |
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THE SCIENCE GALLERY, Dublin
This Heart of Ice
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| 2012 |
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PLUMP GALLERY, Sydney
The Cinemicroscope
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| 2009 |
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THE GRID GALLERY, Sydney
Vivid Festival
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I like to take things that are familiar to us and display them in a context that provides a new or different meaning. For an example, everyone is familiar with the concept of worrying. But when displayed against the backdrop of a mass collection of worries, we might distinguish patterns and familiarities that make us think of worrying as not a flaw, but an inherently human quality. This is the idea behind my artwork “The Worryball”.
To achieve these kinds of shifts in perception I tend to use some kind of technology. This allows me to use data either generated directly by people or by larger man-made systems; such as a simple phone call in the gallery space or a collection of today’s headlines from hundreds of international newspapers. I can then decontextualise this data and create an experience based around certain themes. Recently, I’ve been exploring themes such as surveillance, globalisation and existentialism.
I also very much enjoy building and constructing my artworks, which might call for either learning the basics of a new programming language or solder a specific computer chip component.
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| 2003 - 2007 |
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BACHELOR OF DESIGN, The University of Technology in Sydney
Visual Communication / 1st class honours
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| 1999 - 2002 |
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MATHEMATICS, University of Chalmer's, Gothenburg
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| 2019 |
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DE-CONSTRUCT
1-month residency in New York
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| 2010 |
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QUEEN STREET STUDIOS
3-month residency in Sydney
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| 2018 |
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LUMEN ART PRIZE, UK
Shortlisted
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| 2018 |
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LAGUNA ARTPRIZE, Venice
Shortlisted
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| 2017 |
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LAGUNA ARTPRIZE, Venice
Shortlisted
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| 2012 |
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QUEEN ST STUDIO RESIDENCY, Sydney
3 months
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| 2011 |
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SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL, Sydney
Best new media artwork
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| 2009 |
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VIVID FESTIVAL, Sydney
Public’s Choice Award
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