Curriculum Vitae: Tara X Aka Tara Transitory Aka One Man Nation Biography
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Curriculum Vitae: Tara x aka Tara Transitory aka One Man Nation Biography “The woman who is gonna change your perception of electronic music forever, the modern shaman, the exorcist of our disenchanted age, the unique and wild” - Vincent Moon Tara Transitory (aliases - ne Man Nation " Tara_##x$ is a musician with a %ac&ground in media art' Graduating in )**+ with a Master in Media ,esign from the -iet .wart /nstitute in the Netherlands, her wor& focuses mainly on the dissolution of the self through performance and life as art itself' She currently splits his time %etween 1urope and Asia where she is co-directing The Unifiedfield artist-in- residence program and art space with Marta Moreno Mu4o5' Tara has collaborated in her existence with Pierre Bastien, C-drik Fermont, Truna, Machinefabrie&, Kato :ide&i, ,amo 0u5u&i, :ilary ;effrey, Shaun San&aran, <ichard Scott, 9atie ,uc&, Alfredo Genovesi, Soopa 7ollective, 6ambu Wu&ir, /man Zimbot and has performed internationally at festivals such as The Guggenheim Museum (6il%ao$, /012 (,ortmund), Mapping ((eneva), -iksel (6ergen$, M1M (6il%ao$, ST1/M Jamboree (Amsterdam), Makeart (-oitiers$, Fete 0'> ( rl?ans$ and Summer@26 (Gijon$' Education )**BC)**+ - Piet Zwart Institute (!@$ - Masters in Media Design & Communication: Networked Media >+++C)**) - Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Singapore$ - Technical Diploma in Film, Sound and Video Grants )*>) Apr - National Arts Council Presentations & Promotions Grant )*>> Mar - European Culture Foundation Step Beyond Grant )*>> Mar - Singapore Internationale Grant )*>> Jun - National Arts Council International Travel Grant )*>* Sep - Singapore Internationale Grant )**E-)**+ - H0- Huygens Scholarship Publications )*>) - The Unifiedfield V/,1 -1<8 <M2!71 0> Boo&let )*>* - I01A 2*>* Conference Catalog (8rom Aleatoric Machines To The Future Sounds Of Fol&$ )*>* - The Wire (Glo%al EarF The UnifiedField JogAakarta) )**+ - Neural (/ssue 3), Pg'>) – Review of Buffer%rea&down Ar&estra) )**+ - Piet Zwart Institute Catalog ()**+$ Residencies )*>G Mar - Independent Archive & Resource Centre, Singapore )*>) Jan - Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taipei Taiwan )*>> Jun - Acousmatik System, Beirut Le%anon )*>* Jan - Common Room Networ&s Foundation, Bandung Indonesia )**+ Apr - W <M (71M$ Studios, Rotterdam - The Future Sounds Of Folk )**+ Fe% - ST1/M, Amsterdam - The Future Sounds Of Folk Current Projects (since$ )*>G - wor&ing on the documentary T ! with Singaporean filmmaker Harry Chew )*>> - Mecanation (-ierre Bastien + One Man Nation$ )*>> - "# Shadows of mnesia $ "# Som%ras de mnesia (Truna + One Man Nation$ )*>* - Co-founded and co-directing The &nifiedfield experimental art space in Yogyakarta Indonesia and Granada Spain )**+ - The Future Sounds Of Folk in collaboration with The Unified Field (10"0($ and ST1/M (!@$ )**J - Solo Experimental proAect One Man Nation Past Projects )*>> - produced the short film 'etites 'lanetes Vol("): One Man Nation with Vincent moon )**+ - Collaboration w" Hillary Jeffery (39"!@$ )**B - 7ollaboration w" Richard Scott (39$ )**K - Experimental Noise proAect Dark Vertigo with Zai Kuning and Shaun San&aran )**L - Electro--un& proAect Elekore with 7-drik Fermont and Shaun San&aran >+++-)**) - Played in pun& roc& band, S+stemless Exhibitions, Presentations, !ectures and "orkshops )*>G Mar 0K - Center for the study of Sexualities at the National Central University (Tao Yuan, Taiwan$ *E Mar to 1* Apr - T<ANSform_T<ANSmit#T<ANScend_*) (6eing Changed Exhibition$ – Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan )* and 2> Mar - /"genderMoMnoise\\ (Wor&shop$ - Night Flight Festival (Saigon, V!$ *G Apr - School of Art, Design & Media - Nanyang Technological University – Singapore, Singapore *J Apr - School Of The Arts (0 T2$ – Singapore, Singapore *K Apr - Independent Archive & Resource Centre – Singapore, Singapore *L May – The Unifiedfield ProgrammeO>K – Granada, Spain )*>) Apr - Singapore Art Museum (Singapore, S($ )*>) Mar - Museum Of Contemporary Art (Taipei, T=$ )*>) Jan - NikolaA Kunsthallen (7openhagen, D9$ )*>* Oct - Goldsmith's College (@ondon, UK$ )*>* Oct - E07 (Graz, AT$ )*>* Oct - Atelierhaus Sal5amt (@in5, AT$ )*>* Aug - I01A 2*>* ConferenceF Sonic Stategies (,ortmund, D1$ )*>* Apr - ST/9 M University (6ali, I,$ )*>* Mar - The UnifiedField Space (;ogAakarta, I,$ )**+ Aug - Summer@26 @ L26oral (GiAon, E0$ )**+ Jul - C69 (<otterdam, NL$ )**E Dec - ST1/M Micro Jamboree (Amsterdam, NL$ )**E Nov - Festival de Improvisación Multidis5iplinar (6il%ao, E0$ )**E Jun - Not From Scratch @ V) (<otterdam, NL$ )**B Nov - Festival de Improvisación Multidis5iplinar (6il%ao, E0$ "ork Experience )*>*-present - Co-director of The UnifiedField Residency and Art Space (Granada, Spain & Yogyakarta, Indonesia) )**+-present - Artistic Director of The Future Sounds Of Folk at ST1/M (Amsterdam, NL$ )**L-)**E - Started Electric Youth !ecordings sound design and location recordings' )**)-)**J - %ligatory National Servic e Sound designer for Singapore Arm Forces Film Unit )***-)**> - -rofessional Internship doing sound design and recording at Ochre Pictures (Singapore$ Upcoming Studio Releases ne Man Nation with Pierre Bastien (BP$ - Mechanation ne Man Nation with Truna (Art O%Aect / Cassette$ – Untitled The Future Sounds Of Fol& Vol' I Past Studio Releases )*>) - Machinefabrie& + OMN (7,, The Unifiedfield) )*>* - One Man Nation (@-, solo, Moo5ak Records$ – Sus-ended .n Vorte/01hen . 1as Young((( )**B - One Man Nation (7,, solo, Syrphe Records$ !ained nd .t !ained, 2ullets .t !ained((( )**B - Ele&ore (7,, Syrphe Records$ Voluntary 3uman */tinction )**L - One Man Nation (7,-r, solo$ Euro-ean Tour !elease )**J - One Man Nation (7assette, solo$ !e4uiem for Go6ernment Concerts )*>G )L Jan – Pig Fest 2*>G – Chiang Mai, Thailand *B Fe% – Chiang Mai Cabaret – Chiang Mai, Thailand *+ Fe% – The Meeting Room – Chiang Mai, Thailand >* Fe% – Taku Boutique Cafe – Chiang Mai, Thailand )B Fe% – Zoo – Bang&o&, Thailand *+ Mar – T<ANSform_T<ANSmit#T<ANScend_*) (-erformance$ – Digital Art Centre – Taipei, Taiwan >> Mar – University of the Arts – Taipei, Taiwan >K Mar – Night Flight Festival – Saigon, Vietnam )) Mar – Invading the streets with other transgender fire-eaters – Saigon, Vietnam )E Mar – CAM2"AT9 – Hanoi, Vietnam *) Apr – Earth%ound w"Shaun San&aran – Singapore, Singapore >K Apr – Mecanation (-ierre Bastien + One Man Nation$ @ Sonic Protest 2*>G – Paris, France >B Apr – Mecanation (-ierre Bastien + One Man Nation$ @ Cave 1) – Geneva, Swit5erland >E Apr – Mecanation (-ierre Bastien + One Man Nation$ @ Oslo 1* – Basel, Swit5erland *J May – 2GSA (Truna + One Man Nation$ @ Cave 2G – Granada, Spain )*>) >G Dec – B-Side, The Collective – Manila, P: >) Dec – Presentation @ Green Papaya – Manila, P: )G-)J Nov – Pierre Bastien + One Man Nation @ The Arts House – Singapore, SG >E Nov – Pierre Bastien + One Man Nation @ The Unifiedfield – Granada, E0 *E Nov – Pierre Bastien + One Man Nation @ Extrapool – Nijmegen, NL )L Oct – Bogen 5 im Bogen 2 w" Truna + OMN – Cologne, D1 >+ Oct – Wor&shop on Glo%al Ensembles @ University College Falmouth – Falmouth, UK >E Oct – School Of Noises @ Jaco%Ss Ladder – Falmouth, UK >E Oct – Lecture @ University College Falmouth – Falmouth, UK >E Oct – University College Falmouth Lunchtime Sessions – Falmouth, UK >L Oct – Paraninfo De La Universidad w" Truna + OMN – Bil%ao, Basque Country >L Oct – Lecture @ Belles Artes – Bil%ao, Basque Country >G Oct – Pluton w" Truna + OMN – Valencia, E0 >> Oct – Simultan Festival 0EF The Beginning Of The End – Timisoara, R )+DG* Sep – Intime Räume – Hain%urg, AT *L Apr – Singapore Art Museum – Singapore, SG )+ Mar – Taipei Digital Art Centre – Taipei, T= >K Mar – Museum Of Contemporary Art – Taipei, T= *L Jan – Nikolaj Kunsthallen – Copenhagen, D9 )*>> G* Dec - Pluton w" OMN + T<UNA – Valencia, E0 >E Dec - Paard Van TroAe w" The Future Sounds Of Fol& – Den Haag, NL >L Dec - 3B-9 w" The Future Sounds Of Fol& – Haarlem, NL *E Dec - Bimhuis w" The Future Sounds Of Fol& – Amsterdam, NL *G Dec - Worm w" The Future Sounds Of Fol& – Rotterdam, NL >G Aug - Infoshop - Kathmandu, Nepal >> Jun - Cave Em Nazih - Beirut, Le%anon >) May - Guggenheim Museum - Bil%ao, Basque Country *+ Apr - La Casa Invisible w" Truna – Malaga, E0 *) Apr - Pluton w" Truna – Valencia, E0 *> Apr - La Bagatela w" Truna – Madrid, E0 G> Mar - K-BB w" Truna – Buitrago de Lo5oya (Madrid), E0 )+ Mar - LSmono w" Truna – Bil%ao, Basque Country )L Mar - Private w" Truna – Perpignan, F< )J Mar - Che5 Paule w" Truna – Montpellier, F< )G Mar - Full Gnawa Underground w" Truna – Montpellier, F< )* Mar - Gargall Festival w" Truna – Manresa, E0 >B Mar - Bar Electric w / Truna – Barcelona, E0 >L Jan - Al Jaz5 Clu% - Beirut, L6 >J Jan - Masrah Monnot (27T$ w" St?phane Rives, Mazen Ker%aj, Paed Conca, Sharif Sehnaoui – Beirut, L6 )*>* *L Dec - Kasal Jove - Barcelona, E0 *J Dec - Generatech Barcelona/ Hanger - Barcelona, E0 *) Dec - Magat5ems w" Truna - Valencia, E0 )B Nov - Generatech Valencia/ Carpinteria - Valencia, E0 >> Nov - Zoo"U'sine - Geneva, C: )G Oct - w" Olaff Kehler - Artium - Vitoria, Basque Country )> Oct - L'mono - Bil%ao, Basque Country >K Oct - Skala Leip5ig - Leip5ig, D1 >) Oct - Les Instants Chavir?s - Paris, F< *+ Oct - In-Sonora /@a Tabacalera - Madrid, E0 *B Oct - Goldsmiths College - London, UK *K Oct - Sonntags Abstra&t /-ostgarage - Graz, AT *> Oct - Stadtwer&statt - Lin5, AT )+ Sep - F@37 - Vienna, AT )B Aug - I01A 2*>* - Dortmund, D1 >* Jul - The Future Sounds Of Fol& 0L w" Jimbot + Bambu Wu&ir - The Unifiedfield - Yogya&arta, I, *B Jul -