Derek Tumala (b. 1986, Manila, Philippines) is a visual artist working with emerging technologies, the moving image, industrial materials and objects. His art practice revolves around the realms of science and nature meditating on the idea of interconnectedness. By forming ecologies and systems of thought, Tumala’s practice traces mutuality between human and its built and natural environments. Tumala’s impulse is to examine and understand how the world operates and be able to approach visceral truths as material for his work.
Tumala’s notable artistic projects were presented in Art Basel Hong Kong, Formosa Art Fair Taiwan, Georgetown Festival, Malaysia, FLAME HK Video Art Fair, Asia Art Awards Tokyo, ASEAN Exhibition, South Korea. He has also shown works at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, UP Vargas Museum and Art Fair Philippines. He attended the Manila Observatory Artist-in-Residency, Apexart Fellowship in New York City, USA, Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria, Beyond Time Residency in Poland and Flash Residency in Bellas Artes Projects, PH. He got an award for his work “Sacred Geometry” at the Ateneo Art Awards 2015 in Manila, Philippines. He also initiated STEAM/Projects, a collective of artists working on the intersection of art and science.
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Tumala’s notable artistic projects were presented in Art Basel Hong Kong, Formosa Art Fair Taiwan, Georgetown Festival, Malaysia, FLAME HK Video Art Fair, Asia Art Awards Tokyo, ASEAN Exhibition, South Korea. He has also shown works at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, UP Vargas Museum and Art Fair Philippines. He attended the Manila Observatory Artist-in-Residency, Apexart Fellowship in New York City, USA, Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria, Beyond Time Residency in Poland and Flash Residency in Bellas Artes Projects, PH. He got an award for his work “Sacred Geometry” at the Ateneo Art Awards 2015 in Manila, Philippines. He also initiated STEAM/Projects, a collective of artists working on the intersection of art and science.
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Email derektumala@gmail.com
Instagram @derektumala