Fiona Tan—photographer, video artist, writer, and director—is the 2016-17 Getty Research Institute artist in residence. Her time at the Getty coincides with the Scholars Program research theme Art and Anthropology. It would be inaccurate to characterize Tan’s work simply as “anthropological,” yet Tan explores a number of the same issues addressed under the rubric of anthropology. Notions of individual and group identity, as well as relationships between people and place are common themes in her art, which can take many forms, including multi-channel video installations, photobooks, and feature films.
Tan’s most recent project, Ascent, is an 80-minute tour de force comprising more than 4,000 still images of Mount Fuji.
Tan’s most recent project, Ascent, is an 80-minute tour de force comprising more than 4,000 still images of Mount Fuji.
