Statement
In his work, Tam explores how an individual’s societal conditioning relates to underlying socio-economic factors and ideological controls. Central to this task is the scrutinising of established connections that his evaluations have with the modern economic ‘state’ systems and institutions which form our existences. In doing so, Tam focuses on the affects globalisation and the prevalence of ever expanding sources of knowledge have on dominate social orders. Specifically, he is interested in information obtained from new origins like, ‘the new media’ and internet, and what roles these factors have within the current formations of the capitalist system. As part of this research, he examines social and psychological isolation and their links to the individual positioned within the globalised capitalist state. Principally this study includes how a subject’s own psychological characteristics are affected when a society – which has become increasingly contradictory – is revealed and starts to be comprehended.
Leading on from his recent work Schizo, Tam is currently working on a project entitled Abstract Child: Only Ever Close. In this project he continues to explore ideas relating to perceived cognitive issues and how these relate to global capitalism within a post-capitalist setting. By creating a subject or ‘character’ that exists within this economic system, Tam aims to show a specific realisation of these structures and their productions, and depict how they are working against the collective will of this subject’s society.
Bio
Tam Hare (b. 1983, Edinburgh) is an artist & writer presently based in Stockholm. In addition, he works curatorially, collaboratively & in arts production. He graduated from a BA honours degree in Film & Photography in 2009 and then from an MA in Photographic Studies at the University of Westminster in 2011. Besides producing, exhibiting and developing his own practice, he has also worked on a range of exhibitions at arts organisations in Edinburgh, London, Stockholm, Dublin and Kent – such as, Limbo in Margate; Edinburgh’s St Margaret’s House; Ambika P3 Gallery, London; Herbert Reed Gallery, Canterbury; Färgfabriken, Bonniers Konsthall & Iaspis in Stockholm. These positions and work includes, freelance curator, arts technician, personal assistant and various writing & publishing assignments. Currently Tam is undertaking the CuratorLab research program at Konstfack in Stockholm.
Abstract Child: Only Ever Close
This performative presentation will be formed as an audio-visual, textual experience. Artist Tam Hare constructs a position or character here, by adapting specific, obscured narratives that explore ideas concerning perceived cognitive issues and how these might relate to global capitalism within a post-capitalist setting. [more details…]
Artists: John Bryden, Anna Glantz & Tam Hare
Curator: Tam Hare
