Tong Niu

MRes RCA (MRes)
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Video Screenshot, Roaming on the road, Created by the author, Tong Niu 2024
Ringing Monument, A Collection of the Spectral Voices
Here, the phantom traverses multidimensional spaces, experiencing and interpreting them through a phantom lens. The focus on cosmic philosophy, natural elements, and noise arises from an insight into the collective experience of hidden trauma. This approach facilitates the exploration of marginalized cultures and collective memory
Created by the author, Spiritual Sculpture- Ringing Monument, 2024
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Video Screenshot, Roaming on the road, Created by the author, Tong Niu 2024
Here, the phantom traverses multidimensional spaces, experiencing and interpreting them through a phantom lens. The focus on cosmic philosophy, natural elements, and noise arises from an insight into the collective experience of hidden trauma. This approach facilitates the exploration of marginalized cultures and collective memory
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About

Tong is a sound artist and deep-listening researcher who delves into the latent sonic language within natural ecology. Her work integrates moving images, experiential design, and cybernetic-psychedelic aesthetics to transform sound waves into polyphonic expressions. During her time at the RCA, she investigated how virtual spaces and real consciousness shape experiences and reveal suppressed voices. By utilising spectral ethnography, Tong uncovers the therapeutic potential of sonic narration, connecting inner worlds to their environments.

Her immersive soundscapes evoke hidden emotions and memories, foregrounding marginalised cultures and ephemeral collective memories. Each work involves field recordings that capture a state of hyper-perception, transforming wandering sounds into rhythmic “bells,” resonant carriers interwoven with ambient spatial journeys. Through dynamic sonic dialogues, her work fosters psychological and emotional healing, reconnecting individuals with their environment, historical heritage, and natural realms.

Web: https://tongniu.cargo.site

SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/TGsxHpcjTusfC5RW6

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