Tomy Herseta (b. 1992) is a designer, creative director, electronic musician and lecturer. His method in working, teaching and directing is always in the realm of interdisciplinarity by using spatial approach as his core foundation. He earned his bachelor in Interior Design from Institut Teknologi Bandung and master in Scenography from HKU University of the Arts Utrecht.
His work usually raises questions of the relation between human, media and society within mediated information and communication and how digital and physical environments are
interconnected. While his music is generally a mixture between ambient soundscape and cinematic atmosphere that evoke an emotion and emerge the sense of certain spaces or circumstances which attempts to generate imagery through auditory perception. His performances mostly embrace intuition and collaboration through live improvisation.
He has participated in several exhibitions and festivals across Indonesia, South East Asia and Europe, such as Bandung New Emergence, ARTJOG, London Design Biennale, CTM Festival, Prague Quadrennial, amongst others. He is currently juggling between creative directing at a Jakarta based corporate brand and teaching at the university in Bandung, while still maintaining his artistic practice by collaborating with notable entities such as Goethe Institut, Garasi Performance Institute, Indonesia Fashion Week, amongst others.
EDUCATION
2011 - 2016 - Bachelor of Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
2018 - 2020 - Master of Arts, HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands
AWARDS
2015 - Bravacasa Design Challenge, Finalist
2016 - Indonesia Furniture Challenge, Winner
2017 - Indonesia Fashion & Craft Awards, Honorable Mention
2017 - Indonesia Good Design Awards, Finalist
2018 - Holland Scholarship Talent Grant, Recipient
TALKS/PUBLIC PRESENTATION
2016 - Pecha Kucha Night Jogja #14, Greenhost Boutique Hotel, Yogyakarta
2018 - Disket Sharing #2, Studio 181, Bandung
2019 - Musicmakers HackLab "Adaptation", Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
2019 - Prague Quadrennial "Sound Kitchen", Industrial Palace, Prague
2021 - Gaudeamus Muziekweek presented by Stranded FM, Online Worldwide
2021 - Bandung Design Biennale 2021 "Connecting the Dots", Online Worldwide
2022 - Mycotech Lab "We The Future", Galeri Ruang Dini, Bandung
2023 - Sensoria Talks "Scenography in Indonesia", Selasar Pavilion, Bandung
2024 - Digital Discourses "How AI is Redefining the Future of Music", Goethehaus, Jakarta
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015 - Polylogue: An Interpractice Exhibition, Galeri Yuliansyah Akbar, Bandung, ID
2016 - Modern Artefact Club: Benda-Benda Di Atas Meja, Galeri Yuliansyah Akbar, Bandung,ID
2016 - Bandung International Digital Arts Festival #3, Bandung Convention Centre, Bandung, ID
2016 - Bandung New Emergence Vol.6:LISTEN!, Selasar Sunaryo Artspace, Bandung, ID
2016 - Freedome Pavilion Indonesia, London Design Biennale, Somerset House, London, UK
2017 - CASA Indonesia Designer Corner, Ritz-Carlton Ballroom, Jakarta, ID
2017 - Pameran Getok Tular #2: Spacing Out (Lamunanku…), Omuniuum Space, Bandung, ID
2017 - Digital Design Weekend, Lawangwangi Creative Space, Bandung, ID
2018 - Ruang Luang, Bandung Creative Hub, Bandung, ID
2018 - International Furniture Fair Singapore, Singapore Expo, SG
2018 - Soemardja Sound Art Project, Galeri Soemardja, Bandung, ID
2018 - PINTAS: Pameran Seni Media, Thee Huis Gallery, Bandung, ID
2019 - Fabrikation, De Gelderlandfabriek, Culemborg, NL
2019 - Bring Your Own Beamer - Nederland Film Festival, Nicolaikerk, Utrecht, NL
2019 - Bring Your Own Beamer - Mutation Festival, Nieuwland, Gent, BE
2020 - SONAURAL #2, UBIK Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
2020 - HKU "Make Space", Broese, Utrecht, NL
2021 - Medium Flexing Arena, Gelanggang Olah Rasa, Bandung, ID
2021 - Uncloud "Transliminal" (with Silvana Hurtado), Pieter Baan, Utrecht, NL
2022 - Festival Komunitas Seni Media, Taman Budaya Bengkulu, Bengkulu, ID
2022 - ICAD Indonesia Contemporary Art & Design, Grand Kemang Hotel, Jakarta, ID
2023 - PASCA MASA: Indonesia Contemporary Art Exhibition, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, ID
2024 - Art Jakarta Gardens, Hutan Kota by Plataran, Jakarta, ID
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2014 - Pemuda Setempat Exhibition, Galeri Platform, Bandung
2014 - Pasar Seni ITB 2014, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung
2015 - Ruang Gelap : Audio Visual Showcase, Studio Intermedia FSRD ITB, Bandung
2015 - Napolleon/Swell Java-Java Tour, Widya Mitra Building, Semarang
2015 - More Brutality Less Harmony, Mondo Cafe, Jakarta
2016 - Jogja Noise Bombing Festival, Indonesia Contemporary Art Network, Yogyakarta
2016 - KVMSY Mini South East Asia Tour, Findars Artspace, Kuala Lumpur
2016 - KVMSY Mini South East Asia Tour, Rainhouse Studio, Ipoh
2016 - KVMSY Mini South East Asia Tour, Substation Theatre, Singapore
2016 - Pekan Komponis Indonesia : Musik Eksperimental Elektronik, Teater Kecil Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta
2016 - SALON Vol.4 : Encountering the Everyday, Selasar Sunaryo Artspace, Bandung
2017 - Archipelago Festival, Soehanna Hall - Energy Building SCBD, Jakarta
2017 - NOICE Festival, Kuningan City, Jakarta
2017 - Tomy Herseta Attempt Tour, Centrum voor Labiele Media, Dordrecht
2017 - Tomy Herseta Attempt Tour, Agente Costura Studio, Berlin
2017 - Tomy Herseta Attempt Tour, Noiseberg, Berlin
2017 - Tomy Herseta Attempt Tour, XB Liebig, Berlin
2017 - Bandung International Digital Arts Festival #4, Spasial, Bandung
2018 - SALON Vol.7 : Pan-A-Sonic, New Mutants Midori Building, Jakarta
2018 - DCDC Substereo, OZ Radio, Bandung
2018 - Paradox Festival 2018, Lawangwangi Creative Artspace, Bandung
2018 - ArtJog Showcase, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta
2018 - Supersonik, Institut Francaise Indonesie, Jakarta
2018 - SUBTRACTIVE, Spasial, Bandung
2018 - Reka Rupa Rasa Festival, DiaLoGue Artspace, Jakarta
2018 - Indonesia Netaudio Festival #3, Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta
2018 - Common Ground, KOMA Elektronik, Berlin
2018 - Stranded FM Unconventional Radio, Utrecht
2018 - Mantis Festival Indoor, Muntgebouw, Utrecht
2018 - Alur Bunyi Concert, Goethehaus, Jakarta
2018 - Creative Coding End Year Jam, Sensor Lab, Utrecht
2019 - Soy & Synth #07, Motif Wein, Berlin
2019 - Uitmarkt x Amsterdam Fringe Festival, Museumplein, Amsterdam
2019 - BUI Collective Improvisation Night, Moira, Utrecht
2019 - Zeecontainer - Overhet IJ Festival, NDSM Werf, Amsterdam
2019 - HKU Feesten - Overkill/Overload, EKKO, Utrecht
2019 - Waar Het Schip Strand, Stranded FM, Utrecht
2020 - SET Experimental Arts Event, Twitch, Tehran