A single candle burning inside the hollow shell of a TV set. Or dozens of video projectors, arranged on heavy scaffolding, displaying flickering footage of the late David Bowie and Janis Joplin. Tate Modern’s newly opened Nam June Paik exhibition is nothing short of phenomenal. Showcasing over 200 works, the exhibition is an astounding celebration of Nam June Paik’s five decade-long career – as well as his collaborators.

Entering the Eyal Ofer Galleries, on Tate Modern’s third floor, I am instantly impressed. To the right, TV Garden (1974-77), perhaps one of Paik’s most famous immersive installations. Displaying thirty-something TV sets in a dark plant-filled room, Paik brilliantly plays with the –often seen as conflicting – themes of nature and technology. Repeatedly playing back Paik’sGlobal Groove from 1973, the installation seems never-ending, somehow. But, in a good way.

Born in 1932 in Seoul, South Korea, international artist Nam June Paik is often referred to as the founding father of TV and video art. Continuously building bridges between art and technology, Nam June Paik loved experimenting with various means of communication. As some would say, Paik even predicted the future of the Internet and the digital age.

Robots, Buddha’s, CCTV and candle projections, Paik was a true visionary. Having lived and worked in several countries, including Japan, Germany and the United States, he had developed an unquestionable skill of connecting Eastern and Western art. An ability that becomes highly apparent throughout Tate Modern’s collection.

Room 7 displays several of Nam June Paik’s ground-breaking satellite projects. Experimenting with the use of telecommunication technologies, Paik successfully connected satellite transmissions from different countries across the world, creating visual masterpieces. David Bowie, Ryuichi Sacamoto and an Irish motorsport championship, in Wrap Around the World 1988– played on one of the room’s many TV screens – Paik has connected the United States, and Thailand, along with eight other countries in a mesmerizing satellite link-up.

While Nam June Paik certainly is the leading star of the show, Tate Modern’s exhibition lovingly remembers and commemorates many of his collaborators as well. Throughout his career, Paik partnered up with numerous experimental artists, such as avant-garde cellist Charlotte Moorman, composer John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham. Following Moorman’s untimely death in 1991, Paik produced various works in her memory, and some are wonderfully displayed in the Eyal Ofer Galleries.

While at times, perhaps, slightly overwhelming, Tate Modern’s collection of Nam June Paik’s finest art works and installations is an absolute must-see. Broadly seen as a pioneer within TV and video art, Paik has contributed immensely to modern art. In a pre-Internet era, he was experimental and revolutionary, repeatedly, and successfully so, developing innovative forms of visual art. If there is one exhibition you ought to visit this Autumn, it is undoubtedly Nam June Paik at Tate Modern.

The exhibition runs from October 12 until February 9 at Tate Modern.