
Directing
Fiona Tan
Born January 1, 1966 Pekanbaru, Indonesia
Biography
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.
Directed Films

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Janine’s Room
2025

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Dearest Fiona
2023·Drama

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Footsteps
2022·History

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Gray Glass
2020

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Vertical White
2018

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Vertical Red
2018

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Vertical Wide
2018

5.4
Ascent
2016·Drama

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Nellie
2013

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Inventory
2012

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A Lapse of Memory
2007·Drama

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Downside Up
2002

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Saint Sebastian
2001

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Facing Forward
1999

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Linnaeus’ Flower Clock
1998

9.0
May You Live in Interesting Times
1997·Documentary
