Fiona Tan

Directing

Fiona Tan

Born 1 January 1966 · Pekanbaru, Indonesia · 60

Fiona Tan is a visual artist and filmmaker. She is best known for her skillfully crafted video and film installations, in which explorations of memory, time, history, and the role of visual images are key. Her installations and photographic works have been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in international venues. She has written and directed to date two feature-length films. Her work is represented in numerous international public and private collections including the Tate Modern, London, the Guggenheim Museum New York, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Neue National Galerie, Berlin, and the MCA, Chicago.

Known for

Highlights

Ascent2016 · Film
May You Live in Interesting Times1997 · Film · Director
Janine’s Room2025 · Film · Director
Dearest Fiona2023 · Film · Director
Footsteps2022 · Film · Director
Gray Glass2020 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

16 films

Janine’s Room2025 · Film · Director
Dearest Fiona2023 · Film · Director
Footsteps2022 · Film · Director
Gray Glass2020 · Film · Director
Vertical White2018 · Film · Director
Vertical Red2018 · Film · Director
Vertical Wide2018 · Film · Director
Ascent2016 · Film
Nellie2013 · Film · Director
Inventory2012 · Film · Director
A Lapse of Memory2007 · Film · Director
Downside Up2002 · Film · Director
Saint Sebastian2001 · Film · Director
Facing Forward1999 · Film · Director
Lin­naeus’ Flow­er Clock1998 · Film · Director
May You Live in Interesting Times1997 · Film · Director