Thai Tai Pham is a German-Vietnamese multimedia and performance artist, curator, producer, and educator.
His artistic investigations take shape through audiovisual installations, performances, and documentary works combining video and sound compositions. Beyond his ongoing exploration of transit and cultural identity, Pham uses personal and transcultural reflections to examine how mobility and migration influence listening practices and the perception of sound and space in an increasingly globalized world.
After completing a degree in philosophy, Pham pursued a master’s in Media Art and Design at Bauhaus University Weimar (Germany) and the Faculty of Fine Arts in Valencia (Spain), studying under the renowned artists Ursula Damm and Kerstin Ergenzinger. As an installation artist, Pham has made significant contributions to theater, film, and dance productions, particularly in the fields of stage, light, and video design. His artistic focus centers on sensory perception and the dynamics of acceleration and alienation, as well as on strategies for decelerating modern life—always approached with a keen sensitivity to creating atmospheric and ceremonial experiences.
Soundscapes and social interactions in public spaces, as well as in transit and non-places, often serve as sources of inspiration, investigation, and intervention for him. As an artistic director and producer, Pham has founded several art formats. Together with Cosmo Schüppel, he co-founded the International Festival for Sound, Body, and Urban Interactions SOMAPHON in 2024. Their collaboration also includes Radio.rituals – Open Sonic Lab, an open community for site-specific radio improvisations. The public art series Sonnen und Lauschen mit Soletti (Sunbathing and Listening with Soletti) became a field of experimentation for electroacoustic composition and performance. SOLETTI—a solar-powered, mobile, multi-channel sound installation—has since become a long-term instrument and research tool within Pham’s artistic practice.
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