Tansy Xiao is an artist, curator and writer based in New York. Xiao
creates theatrical installations with non-linear narratives that often extend beyond
the fourth wall. Her work explores the immense power and inherent inadequacy of
language through the assemblage of stochastic audio and recontextualized objects.
She finds solace in the unknown, ludicrousness in the authorities, and absurdity in
the geopolitical demarcations that separate and differentiate people. Xiao’s work
has been shown at Queens Museum, New Media Caucus, Piksel Festival, Sound Scene at
Hirshhorn Museum, Torrance Art Museum, NARS Foundation, HASTAC Conference, UKAI
Projects, The American Society for Theatre Research, University of Porto, Osaka
University of Art, Taipei Digital Arts Festival, WIP Arts and Technology Festival,
New Adventures in Sound Art, Pelham Art Center, among others. She has received
grants and support from NYSCA Electronic Media & Film
