Born 1985, Jakarta, Indonesia
Lives and works in Bandung, Indonesia

Syaiful Aulia Garibaldi obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art, Printmaking Studio from the Faculty of Art and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia in 2010 and his Master's Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia in 2023. Syaiful, fondly known as Tepu, previously pursued education in agronomy before pursuing experimental fine arts, where he applies his scientific background to create a conceptual foundation for his art. Tepu’s works in installation, painting, drawing, printmaking and video show a remarkably strong vision of art that collides with science in a graceful manner. His creation of an immersive environment was sparked by his interest in the networked and interconnected nature of ecologies, and the evocative power of microorganisms as symbols of death and decay, as well as life. Infusion between art and science transcends through Tepu’s work and gives way to a new gateway of knowledge, which is illuminated within his prints and installations.

A number of selected solo exhibitions are, among others, In Between at Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2024); tumbuh at ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia (2022); Sudor at Silverlens Galleries, Manila, Philippines (2020); Lemniscate at Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2018); Limaciform at Silverlens Galleries, Manila, Philippines (2017), Quiescent at ROH Projects, Jakarta (2016); and Abiogenesis: Terhah Landscape at Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore (2014). Selected group exhibitions include Symbiosis at Jendela, Esplanade, Singapore (2024); Indonesia Bertutur: VISARALOKA at Apel Watoe Art Gallery, Borobudur, Magelang, Indonesia (2022); 1 at ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia (2022); Chromatic Network at Salihara Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia (2020); And Life Goes On at Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan (2020); Art Basel Hong Kong with ROH, Hong Kong (2019); Natural Capital (Modal Alam) at Europalia Indonesia, BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium (2018); West Bund TALENT at West Bund Art Center in Shanghai, China (2017); Biennale Jogja XIV – EQUATOR #4 at Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2017); and SEA+ Triennale "ENCOUNTER: Art from Different Lands" at National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia (2016). Tepu is part of Lokus Foundation, an interdisciplinary research and workshop unit that works between the boundaries of art and science. Tepu has had residencies at Seishodo Yamashita THE ROOM, Kyoto, Japan in 2023; ABC Learning Town, Siheung, South Korea in 2015; and Centre Intermodes, La Rochelle, France in 2014. He is awarded Best Artist for Tempo Magazine Award in 2016 and Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCAA) in 2013. Tepu is currently living and working in Bandung, Indonesia.

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past Exhibition
Art Jakarta 2024
Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia4-6 October 2024
Frieze Seoul 2024
COEX, Seoul, South Korea4 - 7 September 2024
Basel Social Club 2024
Kaspars Teegarten & Restaurant Predigerhof, Switzerland9 - 16 June 2024
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong26 - 30 March 2024
Unbearable Lightness
ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia27 January - 25 February 2024
Art Jakarta 2023
Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia17 - 19 November 2023
Art Collaboration Kyoto 2023
Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan27 - 30 October 2023
Irmo Ehoor
Seishodo Yamashita THE ROOM, Kyoto, Japan26 October - 26 November 2023
Art Basel Hong Kong 2023
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong22 - 25 March 2023
Art Jakarta Gardens
Hutan Kota by Plataran, Jakarta, Indonesia7 - 12 February 2023
Indonesia Bertutur
Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia7 - 11 September 2022
Art Jakarta
Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia26 - 28 August 2022
tumbuh
ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia21 June - 31 July 2022
Art Jakarta Gardens
Hutan Kota, Jakarta, Indonesia9 - 14 April 2022
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ROH, Jakarta, Indonesia5 April - 21 May 2022
Art Basel Hong Kong: OVR
Art Basel, Online19 - 23 May 2021
Art Jakarta Virtual
Art Jakarta, Online15 October 2020 - 15 February 2021
Art Basel Hong Kong: OVR
Art Basel, Online17 - 21 March 2020
Sudor
Silverlens Galleries, Manila, Philippines18 January - 15 February 2020
West Bund Art & Design 2019
West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China7 - 10 November 2019
Art Jakarta
Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia30 August - 1 September 2019
ARTJOG MMXIX: Arts in Common
Jogja National Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia25 July - 25 August 2019
Art Basel Hong Kong
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong24 - 31 March 2019
RIPPLES: Continuity in Indonesian Contemporary Art
Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan18 - 20 January 2019
Art Jakarta 2018
The Ritz Carlton Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia2 - 5 August 2018
Lemniscate
Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan28 July - 1 September 2018
Westbund Art & Design 2017
Westbund Art Center, Shanghai, China10 - 12 November 2017
Limaciform
Silverlens Galleries, Philippines26 October - 25 November 2017
ω
Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong6 - 28 September 2017
Art Stage Jakarta 2017
Sheraton Grand, Jakarta, Indonesia11 - 13 August 2017
OPQRSTUDIO : Two Years In (2015-2017)
ROH Projects, Jakarta12 May - 14 June 2017
Art Stage Singapore 2017
Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore12 - 15 January 2017
QUIESCENT
ROH Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia13 February - 13 March 2016
Effervescence
Gillman Barracks, Singapore6 November - 4 December 2015
#familyandfriends
ROH Projects, Jakarta, Indonesia28 August - 28 September 2015
Art Basel Hong Kong 2014
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong15 - 18 May 2014