Xyh Tamura
Transdisciplinary Art-Music-Writing-Research
Xyh Tamura does transdisciplinary art, performance, and research working across music, writing, art, and interaction, exploring intermedia poetics, posthumanities, and the intersections of science, technology, culture, and globalization. They hold a degree in Physics (Theoretical subgroup) from the University of the Philippines Diliman and are currently pursuing a Master’s in Creative Writing (Poetry).
Their work involves experimental songwriting, electronic literature, videopoetry, conceptual art, and participatory methodods, incorporating science, digital environments, and multimedia experiences often approached from an intersectional, Filipino (Ilonggo) and Japanese perspective. Xyh has developed web-based tools for image manipulation and audio visualization and is working in music, from composing film scores, audio engineering, to being a session musician. They do research in philosophy, social development, and science. They also do work in graphic design, fashion, and virtual worldbuilding.
digital media manager
2025→
mixed media art collective
researcher, participant, and presenter
2025
academic and musical/artistic presentation for an international forum on music
collaboration with Mono by Phonoevent designer, performer, composer, artist
2025
Filipino vaporwave and hauntology listening event series
intern, artist-researcher, developer, translator, facilitator
2025
Community menstrual awareness workshop & arts-based storytelling method
Self-reflexive essay, generative affect weaving, & interactive map
Windesheim Honours College, Day of Action for Women's Health (2025)
2025
three textual-visual drawings fusion of maps, diagrams, and manipulated photographs; poetry, prose, and asemic writing
2025→
intermedia poetic suite combining electronic literature, experimental music, web art, and multiple languagesincludes electronic and conceptual poetry; videopoetry with archival recordings; experimental songs, sound art, and conceptual performance; drawings and glitch art; science writing; text co-authored with GenAI
2025→
hybrid collection of experimental literature revolving around the metalloidsincludes New Weird and slipstream fiction; science writing; sci-fi horror; divinatory, kinetic, and prose poetry; non-fiction; and dark ambient music
researcher
2024→
collaboration with Bea Marianolive score
2024→
short film/videopoetry with live score performance & transmedial online project
researcher
2024
researcher, participant, and presenter
2024
presentation for a workshop on LLMs
v0.1, v0.3 2024→
digital poetry/videopoetry/docupoetry/web arton communal hauntology & seismic events
v0.1, v0.2 2024→
academic paper lyric essay co-authored with GenAI
researcher, developer
2024
policy researchdeveloped the Makwela or Photostory Map: a geographical, participatory, and photovoice-driven storytelling method with an interactive map
documenter, researcher
2024
policy research
streamer, video and audio editor, music composer, social media assets
2020→
actual play ttrpg group
music composer, sound designer, & sound recordist
2019
documentary
end credits built from melodic fragments of Ilonggo folksongs
collaboration with MASMlead singer, music composer, producer, mixing & mastering, album artist
2015
synthpop/vaporpop EP
contributing author
2013
fiction
contributing author
2012
poetry
music composer & glass harp performer
2009
concert with audiovisual sectionsmusic composed from non-human nature sounds
2009
instrumental electronic musicbased on simple waveforms, Philippine gongs, and vertical composition