Tom's journey from woodworking to circus sparked a passion for trans-disciplinary arts. Graduating from Stockholm University of the Arts in 2014, he co-founded Svalbard Company, achieving global acclaim with ALL GENIUS ALL IDIOT. Tom's immersive works like VAL and A RESEARCH IN BIOMORPHIC CIRCUS SCULPTURES explore new production methods and interactive spaces. With a post-disciplinary circus approach his art spans performance, sculpture and installation, fostering artistic encounters worldwide.
Svalbard CompanySE
Circus VAL / AMPHI
Genre
Circus and Immersive Performance Installation
Entourage
4
Duration
45 minutes
Creation, Direction & Performance
Tom Nepomuk Brand
Set design & Sculpture
Tom Nepomuk Brand
Produced by
Svalbard Company
Funded by
Swedish Arts Council, City of Stockholm
Co-producers
Punkshangaren, Cirkus Syd, Riksteatern, Frihamnstorget
VAL / AMPHI
A WOMB - A CHURCH - A BELLY
VAL / AMPHI is a nomadic, immersive performance installation that explores the whale as architecture, environment and shared interior. At its core is VAL, a large-scale wooden ribcage with integrated light, functioning as sculpture, stage and communal gathering place. Water, sound, vibration and light create a sensorial environment audiences can enter and inhabit. AMPHI, the 45-minute solo performance activating VAL, unfolds as a ritual of metamorphosis through breath, balance, fire and vertical movement. Drawing on whale song, deep-sea environments, sci-fi and club culture, the work invites audiences into a temporary ecosystem of listening, slowness and collective presence. To hold, not to keep - to hold in support, in care. THERE IS ALWAYS MORE SPACE
