Anya Tong


Statement

Anya Tong is an artist and graphic designer. She graduated with a Bachelor of Design from the University of Melbourne. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. She worked as a sound designer, illustrator and cast member of the Four Letter Word Theatre in Australia. She was involved in several stage performances at the Melbourne Fringe and other art festivals. She participated in various group and solo exhibitions locally and overseas. Anya's art explores concepts surrounding liminality, the unconscious and fictional narratives. She mostly works with found objects, video, sound, photography, and performance. Anya’s projects are stretched across extensive time periods, while she incorporates repetitive acts, rituals, meditations and endurance practices into her works.                                   

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    Degree Show Location: Laurie Grove Baths



    nowhere is a safe haven, steel, resin, video, 50x80x20cm, 2024
    nowhere is a safe haven (close-up), steel, resin, video, 50x80x20cm, 2024
    killing time (how to fold a paper plane), video installation, 30 minutes on loop, 2023
    invalid units  (close-up), found objects, steel shelf, price gun, variable dimensions, 2022
    invalid units, found objects, steel shelf, price gun, variable dimensions, 2022
    three fables, ice, metronome, rock, glass, egg, jesmonite, mirrors, variable dimensions, 2023