Tintin COOPER

Profile

Graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2004 and works with installation, drawing, sound and video.
She has recently shown her video works at Transmediale Festival (Berlin 2008) and the Tate Britain (London 2008) In 2007 she had a solo show, a large 5-room metal and wood construction of video/sound/drawing, called "You Only Live Twice" at PSG Gallery (Bangkok). Group shows include "Mois de la Photo" in Tang Gallery, Thailand, "More to Love/ArtAids" in Tadu Gallery, Bangkok / CMU Museum, Chiang Mai/Casa Asia, Barcelona, "Religious Beliefs" in Guangdong Museum (Guangzhou) and "Divination II and III" in La Generale (Paris) and London respectively. She has lived in over 17 countries and sites this eclectic travel experience as central to her life and work philosophy.

About works / performance

Residencies at: AARA (About Cafe) in Bangkok (3 months 2005), Silpakorn University Residency, Bangkok (2 months 2007)
Making a documentary on 'Wat Phra Baht Nam Pu', the Aids temple in Lopburi, Thailand with Phillipe Decaux, for Arte TV, Germany/France
Written reviews and articles for Hotshoe Magazine (London), the Bangkok Post, the Nation, Art4d and Fine Art magazine.
Researching and photographing insurgency in the Southern borderlines of Thailand with Le Monde correspondent Francis Deron, for Le Monde newspaper, France
Setting up the 'Conference of Birds' gallery in Bangkok with writer Andrew Little, a Bangkok-space where international artists could exhibit, but continue to take an experimental approach in their works. To date the gallery continues to exhibit a variety of international artists including Paul Chan, Bruce laBruce, WuWenguang and Ryan Trecartin.