Tokyo Monogatari 01
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 02
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 06
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 03
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 04
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 07
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 08
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 05
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
Tokyo Monogatari 09
Ultrachrome print
Maple Frame Indian Ink / Dibond with UV- protected Foil
60 x 80 cm
2008
The series Tokyo Monogatari explores the resonance between everyday rituals in contemporary Tokyo and cultural tropes drawn the historical manga sketches of Hokusai. The exaggeration of bodily shapes in some of these images can also be found in the movements of the performers in Noh and Kabuki theater and the ‘hidden’ puppeteers of Bunraku. The synthesis of daily life and traditional cultural heritage becomes a performative playground.
This project was made possible by Tokyo Wonder Site, Japan and The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.
Tokyo Monogatari is awarded with the 2nd Prize, Conceptual Photography, Viewbook Photostory 2009, Viewbook.com and the Award of Excellence 2009, 50th Annual Photography Exhibition, Communication Arts, United States of America.
Solo Exhibition 'Semblance' at Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie NL 2012
Solo Exhibition 'Semblance' at Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie NL 2012
Group exhibition 'City Drifts' at Retort Art Space Amsterdam NL 2012
Solo Exhibition 'Semblance' at Mokkakapot Borgerhout BE 2014