Thom Buchanan
Thom Buchanan’s practice is heavily informed by being a Painter and Drawer. He is also known for his installation, photography, video, performance, sound, murals, collaborations, and his practice that traverses a cross- disciplinary mode of investigations. He has exhibited extensively locally, nationally, and internationally amongst being a finalist and winner of a number of major art prizes and a recipient of major grants.
Buchanan work intersects the physiological ramifications of the built and natural environments; he has interrogated these ideas for over 10 years and is his work continues to ask questions.
He has been commissioned by The State Theatre Company SA, Australian Dance Theatre, Vivid Festival Sydney, Adelaide Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival UK, Slingsby Theatre Company, Fringe Festival SA, the Surge Festival in Glasgow, Cabaret Festival, Guitar Festival SA, Canberra Centenary, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Zephyr Quartet, Moving Music Festival, Big Picture Pillar festival, Big Day Out and Rise Festival NZ.
Thom Buchanan, Paralysis by analysis, 2022, Dimensions variable. "inner vista soundscape", theadelaidean (Sean Williams). Photo: Sam Roberts
