Tamsyn Gilbert
“Provenance” — Tamsyn Gilbert In spliced and combined reaction shots from Antiques Roadshow, a television program where people come and have their family heirlooms or found objects valued, “Provenance” engages with the interplay of family, ownership, and the affective forces of authenticity and value represented by material objects. These reaction shots show the surprise, happiness, and disappointment of discovering economic and symbolic value, revealing our deeper senses of value, pride, success, and love. —- Tamsyn Gilbert holds a BA in Cinema Studies and Anthropology from The University of Melbourne (Australia), a Masters in Media Studies, a Masters of Philosophy (Sociology), and a Ph.D. in Sociology from The New School for Social Research (USA).
Her research connects the sociology of art, media studies, and cyberfeminism to explore how women are “seen” in digital environments. She has been exposed to a range of media techniques, from working at major film events, including the Melbourne Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festivals, to archival projects, for example, at Anthology Film Archives, to one-on-one collaboration with artists staging performances. Tamsyn has also brought curated exhibitions and events linked to international festivals (Venice Biennale and Liverpool Biennale), major museums (MOMA), and research institutions (Hong Kong Baptist University, Manchester School of Art). She had also created online platforms to foster collaborative content development and display. She seeks to understand the form and function of artistic practices, conceptualize their deep sociological meanings, and become an advocate of their artists via her written, artistic, and curatorial work.
