Yul Tomatala  
*1993, Geneva (CH)


       


Education

09.2021 – 06.2023  
MFA Work.Master
HEAD – Genève, University of Art and Design, HES-SO (Switzerland/CH)

09.2016 – 06.2019
BA in Photography, Visual Communication Department 
ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne, HES-SO (Switzerland/CH)

Selected Projects & Exhibitions
2026, The Unfinished Business of Living Together (upcoming)
Swiss Pavilion, 61st International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia 2026 (working group)
with Gianmaria Andreetta, Luca Beeler, Nina Wakeford, Miriam Laura Leonardi, Lithic Alliance, Venice (IT)
2026, Monorail (upcoming)
MIRE project, Lancy–Pont-Rouge, Geneva (CH)
film Commissioned by FCAC Geneva        

2025, Embodied Surfaces (upcoming)
La Rada, Locarno (CH)
group show curated by Deiara Kouto and Rafael Kouto


2025, Waste Program (reporté)
HGeneva, Place de la Madeleine (duo work)
collaboration with Victor Delétraz, Geneva (CH)

2025, Recommencer  
AA24-25 Restitution, Abri Genève, Geneva (CH)
group show curated by Rares Donca and Alessandra Mattana


2025, Faux Jour
Salle Crosnier – Palais de l'Athénée, Geneva (CH)
solo show proposed by the Société des Arts de Genève


2025, Climat Continental
Bourses déliées, Halle Nord, Geneva (CH)
group show with Alexandra Sheherazade Salem & Remy Ugarte Vallejos proposed by the FCAC Geneva

2024,  Tilts
Lokal-int, Biel (CH)
duo show with Judith Kakon , curated  by Clara Chavan and Selma Meuli


2024, Phantom Ride
Sgomento, Zürich, (CH)
group show curated by Trancesco Tenaglia and Matteo Pomati


2024, Sunglasses At Night
CACY Yverdon (CH)
group show curated by Rolando Bassetti


2024, Springbreakers
Espace HIT, Geneva (CH)
solo show curataed by  Anne Minazio


2024, Plattform24
Kunstmuseum / Kunsthalle Appenzell, Appenzell (CH)
group show curated by Clara Chavan, Katia Leonelli, Selma Meuli, Marius Quiblier, Antonia Truninger and Monica Unser


2024, We Must Become The Pitiless Sensors of Ourselves
Artgenève Palexpo, HEAD booth, Geneva (CH)
group show curated by Varun Kumar  


2023, Recursive Places
Wall Street, Fribourg (CH)
solo show, curated by Nicolas Horvath, Margaux Huber and Remy Ugarte Vallejos


2023, Bouquet Final
Hasch x 13 Vitirne, Hasch Marseille (FR)
group show curated by Hanna Rochereau, Margaux Dewarrat and Heloise Chassepot


2023, Tout va aller très bien
LiveInYourHead, Geneva (CH)
group show curated by Fabrice Gygi


2023,  The Alignment Problem
Live in Your Head, Geneva (CH)
group show curated by Bastien Gachet


2022, Les Urbaines
Espace Arlaud, Lausanne (CH)
group show curated by Asma Barchiche, Noémie Degen and Simon Jaton


2022, Rhodos_Azalées, NL
Sculpture Garden, curated by Devrim Bayar, Geneva (CH)
collaboration work with Sonia Kacem, Nicolas Ponce, Alpha Sy and Mbaye Diop

2022, Marseille Together
Buropolis, Marseille (FR)
group show curated by Emmanuelle Lainé

2019, PH International
Halle 622, Zurich (CH)
goup free show. On a Daniel Bolliger invitation

2019, Anfa
Diplomas 2019, Grand Hall Kudelski , ECAL Renens (CH)
graduation show BA & MA  

2018, CREDO
Espace Arlaud, Lausanne (CH)
group show curated by Matthieu Gafsou and Milo Keller

2017, Hyper Media Lab
Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles (FR)
group show curated by Olivier Cablat

2017, Corps Concept
Maison d’Ailleurs, Yverdon (CH)
group show curated by Natacha Lesueur


2016, Restricted Area
Le Bleu du Ciel, Lyon (FR)
group show curated by Gilles Verneret and Julien Guinand


Residencies

2025, Research project with GSG archives, Geneva
Club Fringe (https://clubfringe.co/)

2024-2025, Associate Artist SS 24–25
L’Abri, Geneva (CH)

2023-2025 Curation of Espace3353
with Román Alonso Gómez, Phoebe-Lin Elnan, and Li Chaolin, Carouge (CH)

Awards and Distinctions
2024, Bourses déliées du Fond Cantonal d'art Contemporain, Geneva (CH)
2023, Prix d'Excellence 2023 de la HES-SO pour les arts visuels, Geneva (CH)
2019, Prix La Foncière, Lausanne (CH)

Publications

2024, Dans l’exigence de la vitesse d’un geste technique, HEAD Photographies
2018, Passenger Traffic, self-publish
2016, Carbone Elémentaire, self-publish
Teaching

2019-2022, Teaching Assistant (HES-SO) – Photography, ECAL (CH)  
Medias
2022-current, Iconographer
Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS SSR) Genève - Lausanne (CH)