SELECTED RECENT PERFORMANCES:

Johan Thom’s aesthetic interests with regards to his performance practice extend to the study of African ceremonies and rituals that shape contemporary South African culture. He has presented performance workshops and participated in exhibitions (see shortened CV here) at numerous biennials and group exhibitions in South Africa, Germany, Italy, Spain, Bangladesh, Slovenia and Belgrade, amongst others.

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This page has the following sub pages.

• 2006: The Theory of Gravity
• 2008: Come in peace/ Go to pieces (2008)
• 2008: Twilight
• 2004-6: Outpost Series
• 2011: Licked Colony
• 2003: Bind/Ontbind Series
• 2008/9: Vox Populis/ Vox Dei
• 2010: ProSpecter
• 2010: Host 1
• 2008: Traffic
• 2010: Figurehead
• 2010-12: Incantation Series
• 2010: Biblioclast (Action with Afrikaans/Dutch Dictionary)
• 2010/11: Recital
• 2011: Container
• 2011: Thank you
• 2013: For Linnaeus
• 2024: Will you still be mine? (Del Mar) #1
• 2024: ‘when my feet fall asleep (they dream of having gills)’
• 2024: nomansland
• 2005: Crawling (The City of Gold)
• Fountain (Date Withheld)
• …other performances