Tam Lines is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and musician. Their work often focuses on the boundaries between the human and nonhuman, drawing on queer theory, new materialism, cybernetics, and online media to generate playful, poetic, and introspective projects.
Tam works with painting, drawing, and film, but since 2021 pivoted to less traditional art forms, developing their sound art, writing, and performance at Goldsmiths College until late 2023. During this time, they explored the playful, disruptive potential of the recorded (and broadcasted) voice, making a series of audio fictions exploring anxious entanglements with online media and contemporary AI models.
They also create music under the moniker Tam Lin.
Projects
- Crystallised EstateA sonic essay displayed in the 2023 group show “What is Happening Inside?” at the Barbican Centre. In this piece, I made field recordings around the Barbican and Elephant & Castle, including vibrations found in the concrete, eventually producing an experimental landscape from the architecture of these places.
Work history
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Founder, Host, Co-ordinatorCrossovers Collective
London, United KingdomPart Time
An art and music collective, found and co-lead with one colleague.
We have:
• Hosted 11 nights of experimental music and performance art, and numerous informal social events (as of December 2023).
• Facilitated collaborative workshops and music releases.
Artist/ComposerBarbican Centre
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Skills
- Composition
- Sound Art
- Sound Editing
- Audio Mixing
- Sound Design
- Oil Painting
- Editing Proofreading
- Colour Compositions
- Academic Writing
- Creative Writing
Education
MastersGoldsmiths, University of London
- London, United Kingdom
Sonic Art MMus - Distinction
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Newcastle University
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Fine Art BA - First
Awards
Goldsmiths Music Studios Assistant Engineer Higher Education Achievement ReportGoldsmiths, University of London
Training in a professional music studio, learning to set up studio recordings and use a large format mixing console. Independently recorded and mixed the work of other musicians.