Victoria Pham
Spanning art, technology and science, Victoria Pham is an Australian artist, evolutionary biologist, writer and composer. She is based between Paris and Sydney. Originally trained as an archaeologist, she holds a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, St John's College. As a composer, she trained under the tutelage of Richard Gill OAM, Liza Lim, Carl Vine AO, Gerard Brophy and Thierry Escaich.
Her works have been performed, exhibited and commissioned across Australia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Europe. She has been commissioned by and exhibited in a number of galleries and ensembles such as the TATE Britain, the Sydney Opera House, Australian Contemporary Centre for Art (ACCA), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Arts House Melbourne, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, amongst others.
Central to her work is sound where her artistic practice is driven by explorations into the sonic connections across nature; practices of decolonisation and listening deeply. The hallmark of her interdisciplinary practice is her belief that Nature is a collaborator to her design, research and sound-based work. Victoria continues to pursue her work in bio-design through research into bioacoustics and mycology which inform the cross-form approaches that structure her creative process. This is emblematic in 2023 when she founded bio-design and acoustic ecology studio, EARTHLY FUTURES, based in Paris, France.
Aside from her installation practice, she continues to work as a sound practitioner, often collaborating with fellow creatives as a music producer, sound engineer, performer, and sound designer.
Compositions by Victoria Pham appear on
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Daniel Pini, acclaimed Australian cellist and conductor, presents this exploration of contemporary Australian classical music for solo cello. The album features works from five of Australia’s most distinguished living composers—Victoria Pham, Brett Dean, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon, Liza Lim, and Carl Vine—showcasing Australia’s modern musical landscape.
