Collaborations / Art Exhibitions | The Website of Tôn Thất An [Aaken]

幻夕記 SOLIS OCCASUS

Wong Siu Yung – Hong Kong (2022)
Concept and programming | Wong Siu Yung
Music | Tôn Thất An
Opening on August 26, 2022, at the Studio Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Center, Hong Kong.

“Solis Occasus” is the latest work of Wong’s sensory experiential installation series, following “A Heaven in A Wild Flower” in March last year. “Solis Occasus” merges scenography and lighting technology, transforming the theatre into a contemplation space. Audience members can choose to explore and browse the installation ground freely, or experience the artwork in the balcony area from another viewpoint. Through visual, auditory and even tactile senses, the artwork brings a new sensory experience to the audience, leading them to follow their hearts and to feel the moment of tranquillity.

The artwork also incorporates the concept of mindfulness and cross-media artistic elements. Dancers Kenny Leung and Terry Tsang were invited by Wong to explore the relationship of movement, observation and introspection by turning the installation into their stage to perform a series of improvisatory dance creations during some sessions. The duo will interact with the audience in the installation ground, guiding them to participate and experience arts from different perspectives and reacquaint themselves with their senses.”

A HEAVEN IN A WILD FLOWER 一花一天堂

Wong SiuYung – Hong Kong (2020)
Concept & Programming| Wong SiuYung
Music | Tôn Thất An

In partnership with the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
Presented by the School of Dance for HKAPA Virtual Open Day 2021.
VR Viewing & 360 Film Production sponsored by Bloomberg.
360 Filming is supported by SPaRC, Screen Production and Research Centre, School of Film & Television, HKAPA.
The exhibition is supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

LITTLE VIETNAM

Will Pham – United Kingdom (2019)
Concept, video & installation | Will Pham
Music | Tôn Thất An
Presenter | Turf Projects

Opening on May 23rd, 2019 at Turf Project, Croydon, South London, UK.
Solo exhibition by London born artist Will Pham, that continues his ongoing engagement with British Vietnamese refugee histories. Will Pham presents new work shot on super 8 film. Using his parent’s restaurant ‘Little Vietnam’ in South Wimbledon as a space for writing and speaking, Pham’s new work explores his thoughts on family, identity and the nature of charity.

TO SEE A WORLD IN A GRAIN OF SAND

Wong SiuYung – Belgium, Hong Kong (2018)
Concept & Programming| Wong SiuYung
Music | Tôn Thất An
Presenter | Hong Art Center, Théâtre de Liège / Impact Festival

Opening on November 6th, 2018 at the Théâtre de Liège, Belgium, during the Impact Festival, which focuses on art installations, performing art pieces that are created in connection with technology.

NEW POSSIBILITIES IN PAINTING
(When the Substance vs. The Dream; The Body Flesh vs. The Immaculateness; The Ideal vs. The Materiality – The New Possibilities of Painting)

Trần Nguyễn Trung Tín – Vietnam (2017)
Artist | Trần Nguyễn Trung Tín
Music | Tôn Thất An
Curator | Nguyễn Như Huy

Opening on February 12th, 2017 at the Factory Contemporary Art, Saigon, Vietnam

“… Trần Nguyễn Trung Tín’s silk work, replete with specially composed music, takes us into a fictional landscape where each painting becomes its own character of fancy”

REVERSED SCENERY

HoHo Lin – Taiwan (2016)
Photography | HoHo Lin
Music | Tôn Thất An

Opening on October 15th, 2016 at the NAN Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Ecole Colette, [FEEL] in/out, Saigon, Vietnam

SERPENT’S TAIL [rồng rắn lên]

Ưudàm Trần Nguyễn – Vietnam / Australia (2015)
Concept & Artistic direction | Ưudàm Trần Nguyễn
Music | Tôn Thất An
Editing | Ngọc Đức
Guest editor | Nguyễn Đức Tú

Opening on November 21st, 2015 at the 8th Asia Pacific Contemporary Art Triennial, Brisbane, Australia
Subsequent exhibitions:
Art Space Singapore
Blind Side, Melbourne, Australia
Body / Play / Politics, Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan
Dream a Future Dream, Goethe Institut, Hanoi, Vietnam
The Life of Things, Esplanade, Singapore
Galerie Quynh, Saigon, Vietnam

HALF REMEMBERED DREAM

Opening on June 3rd 2015 at the ShaTin Heritage Museum, Hong Kong

Watch the teaser – View from the entrance (click the link below to open new tab)
(view from the entrance)

A Half Remembered Dream / Walking in the Dream

HUSH…!!!

Tôn Thất An & Adrian Feng – Taiwan (2013-2014)
Photography by An Tôn Thất and Adrian Feng
Video installations by An Tôn Thất
Music | An Tôn Thất

A nomadic exhibition across Taiwan.
Opening on December 8th, 2013
Presented at GDI, Taichung / 江山藝改所 Jiang Shan Yi Gai Suo, Hsinchu / Face Off, Taichung.

Hush Exhibition Flyer Face Off Happen II

Les Lumières Imaginaires

Wong Siu Yung – Hong Kong (2012)
Art Installation & Light Design | Wong Siu-Yung
Music | Tôn Thất An
Presenter | French May

Opening on June 6th 2012 at the Agnès b. Gallery, Hong Kong

The Hole

Opening on June 24th 2011 at the HuaShan Culture Park, Taipei, Taiwan

AAFAGC

Alo Paistik & Jaanus Samma – Estonia (2011)
Artistic Direction & Filming | Alo Paistik and Jaanus Samma
Models | Andrus, Horre, Mait, Mart, Martin, Martin², Sergei, Henry
Camera | Kristjan Suits & Lüsi Eelman
Editing | Jaanus Samma
Original Score | Tôn Thất An
(Videos were accompanied by a catalogue in English.)
Contributors to the catalogue | Arnaud-Pierre Fourtané & Didier Fitan (Kaiserin, FR), Andreas Kalkun (EE), Ray Langenbach (US), Karol Radziszewski (DikFagazine, PL), Peeter Rebane (EE), Christian Veske (EE).

To read more about the project:
http://www.lugemik.ee/book/aafagc

Opening in January 3rd, 2011 at the März Project Space, Tallinn, Muhu Island Museum, Estonia

“AAFAGC” is a video project with six short scenes depicting laboring men who carry out different tasks common to rural Estonian milieu – plowing, fishing, milking, haymaking, sawing and hunting. Shot on the Estonian islands of Muhu and Saaremaa, these videos are primarily meant to be shown in the gay club environment.”

Watch the trailer on Vimeo