Michael Tummings

Born in London to West Indian parents in 1966, Michael Tummings was made to circumnavigate the constrictions of origin and identity, having no choice but to immerse himself in diverse cultures. He took to navigating language through a lens at a very young age. Finding subtleties in his artistic practice, tackling social issues ranging from poverty and racial division to nature and the environment, bringing about a process of anthropological sensitivity to his subject matter.