Thomas Smith is an Eora/Sydney based artist, musician, educator and researcher. His practice combines performance, video,
electronic music, speculative fiction, websites, curatorial projects and critical writing. Thomas’ work is concerned with the social
effects of computational systems, the politics of creative economies, emerging digital subjectivities and electronic music as a mode
critical-aesthetic inquiry. Thomas is also one half of production duo Utility, and runs independent label c...
Thomas Smith is an Eora/Sydney based artist, musician, educator and researcher. His practice combines performance, video,
electronic music, speculative fiction, websites, curatorial projects and critical writing. Thomas’ work is concerned with the social
effects of computational systems, the politics of creative economies, emerging digital subjectivities and electronic music as a mode
critical-aesthetic inquiry. Thomas is also one half of production duo Utility, and runs independent label called Sumactrac with Jarred
Beeler (DJ Plead) and Jon Watts.
Thomas’ works have been exhibited and/or performed at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), Sarai
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (SCSDS), Vaga Artspace (Portugal), Serendipity Arts Festival (Goa), Unsound Festival (Poland), Fondation
Fiminco (Paris), Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (Melbourne), ADM+S Annual Symposium (Melbourne), Biennale of
Sydney 2022, National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing), Nasjonalmuseet (Oslo), Floating
Projects (Hong Kong), Avantwhatever Festival (Melbourne), Goldsmiths College (London), Firstdraft Gallery (Sydney), Queensland
University Art Museum (Brisbane), Alaska Projects (Sydney) and Blindside Gallery (Melbourne). Thomas’ writing has been published
in Realtime Magazine, Runway Journal, Un Magazine and Chicago based Plates Journal.
