Renan Laru-an

The Philippines

Renan Laru-an is a theorist and curator, formerly the artistic director of SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin. He is also a founding member of the Philippine Contemporary Art Network (PCAN) at the University of the Philippines Vargas Museum and the founder of DiscLab | Research and Criticism (2012-2015). Laru-an designs exhibition, public, and research programs that explore “insufficient” and “subtracted” images, subjects, and artistic works at the intersection of development and integration projects.

Laru-an has served as (co-)curator for prominent events such as the 2nd Biennale Matter of Art in Prague (2022), the 6th Singapore Biennale (2019), the 8th OK.Video—Indonesia Media Arts Festival in Jakarta (2017), and Lucban Assembly in Quezon (2015). He is also the curator of Soil-Beings, the Philippine Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2025. Additionally, Renan is the editor of Writing Presently (PCAN: 2020) and sits on various advisory committees, including the Istanbul Biennale (2024-2027) and esea contemporary in Manchester. He currently resides in Berlin.