CV｜RESUME
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 ECAL Photography
ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne, HES-SO (Switzerland/CH)
SELECTED PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS
2026, The Unfinished Business of Living Together
Swiss Pavilion, 61st International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia 2026, Venice (Italy)
Working group exhibition initiated by curators Gianmaria Andreetta, Luca Beeler and artist Nina Wakeford, and developed in collaboration with the artists Miriam Laura Leonardi, Lithic Alliance and Yul Tomatala
2026, Monorail
MIRE video project, Lancy–Pont-Rouge, Geneva (CH)
Film commissioned by Fonds cantonal d'art contemporain
2025, Embodied Surfaces
La Rada, Locarno (CH)
Group show curated by Deiara Kouto and Rafael Kouto
2025, Recommencer
AA season 24-25
Abri Genève, Geneva (CH)
Group show supervised by Rares Donca and Alessandra Mattana
2025, Faux Jour
Salle Crosnier – Palais de l'Athénée, Geneva (CH)
Solo show proposed by Société des Arts de Genève
2025, Untitled exhibition, Climat Continental
Halle Nord, Geneva (CH)
Group show with Alexandra Sheherazade Salem & Remy Ugarte Vallejos proposed by 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 curated 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 Vitrine, Hasch Marseille (France)
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, Geneva (CH)
In collective with Sonia Kacem, Nicolas Ponce, Alpha Sy and Mbaye Diop
2022, Marseille Together
Buropolis, Marseille (France)
Group show curated by Emmanuelle Lainé
2019, PH International
Halle 622, Zurich (CH)
Group show curated by Daniel Bolliger and Joshua Amissah
2019, Anfa
ECAL Diplomas 2019, Grand Hall Kudelski, ECAL Renens (CH)
Graduation show BA & MA
2018, CREDO
Espace Arlaud, Lausanne (CH)
Group show supervised by Matthieu Gafsou and Milo Keller
2017, Hyper Media Lab
Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles (France)
Group show curated by Olivier Cablat, supervised by Milo Keller
2017, Corps Concept
Maison d’Ailleurs, Yverdon (CH)
Group show curated by Natacha Lesueur
2016, Restricted Area
Le Bleu du Ciel, Lyon (France)
Group show curated by Gilles Verneret and Julien Guinand
RESIDENCIES
2026, Aranya Jinshanling Art Centre
Organized in collaboration th the Embassy of Switzerland in the People's Republic of China, Kunsthalle Basel and MACA Art Center in Beijing
Aranya Jinshanling Art Centre, Chengde (China)
2024–2025, ABRI Associate Artist, S24–25
Artist residency program for emerging artists
Abri, Geneva (CH)
2023–2025, as slow as possible, Curatorial residency within Espace3353
In collective with Román Alonso Gómez, Phoebe-Lin Elnan, and Li Chaolin, Espace3353, Carouge (CH)
2014, Cine y Foro de Derechos Humanos de México
Led by Flavio Florencio, DHF, Mexico City (Mexico)
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2024, Bourses déliées du Fonds Cantonal d'Art Contemporain, Geneva (CH)
2023, Prix d'Excellence de la HES-SO pour les arts visuels, Geneva (CH
2019, Prix La Foncière, Lausanne (CH)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
2024, Dans l’exigence de la vitesse d’un geste technique
Photographic publication, HEAD Photographies (CH)
2023, (Un)learning from Jakarta, (Contributor)
Interview with Farid Rakun, conducted by W.M Collective and Marie-Laure Allain Bonilla, Issue (CH)
2019, Body, The Photography Book, (Photography contributor)
Book published by Nathalie Herschdorfer, Thames and Hudson publisher (USA)
2018, Passenger Traffic
Artist Book self-publish, (CH)
2016, Carbone élémentaire
Artist Book, self-publish, (France)