The identities of places can be understood by the activities which are found there. I strive to define these identities by observing and documenting the ambiguous relationships objects have with places. My work focuses on the residual information which people and history imprint on environments. The information I photograph is often open-ended which is most of the time the way I encounter it. The photographs which result are a means of analyzing space by observing the composition of objects juxtaposed alongside their functional and aesthetic properties in order to better understand the notion of human activity upon any given location.
Avondklok-Westland
A collaboration with tubist Dave Kutz in the time of Covid 19 at Westland greenhouses
LONGLISTS RABO PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE
The Rabo Photographic Portrait Prize is awarded annually to the maker of the best photo portrait of the past year. The Rabo Photographic Portrait Talent is awarded to the maker of the best portrait series of the past year. The prizes are awarded by the Dutch National Portrait Gallery in collaboration with Rabobank and the Pictoright Fund.
Making Matters
Making Matters: Fresh Perspectives in Fine Craft is an annual exhibition showcasing the work of the season's visiting artist instructors and summer artistic staff. The variety of media, styles and techniques included reflect the diversity in the programming offered at Peters Valley. This year it features the work of artists who would have taught at Peters Valley had we been able to conduct our summer workshops.
Amsterdam canals panorama strips in the image bank of city archives
189 strips of my Amsterdam canals panorama images are now online at Amsterdam City Archives
Neko. De kat in de Japanse kunst
Captivating and playful kittens, naughty, and mischievous cats all come together in this exhibition that conveys the love of cats throughout the ages in Japanese art.
Fotofestival Naarden
An open-air solo exhibition from the series of "Statues in the Netherlands" with a photobook launch published by Lecturis
Book Launch STANDBEELDEN IN NEDERLAND
Book Launch STATUES IN THE NETHERLANDS
Neko Project
na large group exhibition on the cat theme IBASHO will exhibit works by photographers already connected to IBASHO, such as Mika Horie, Hiromi Kakimoto, Yoshinori Mizutani, Naoyuki Ogino, Kumi Oguro and Shinji Otani. Also works by other - established or sometimes lesser-known - photographers, among others Koji Onaka, Takahiko Nakafuji, Toshiko Hashimoto and Yuko Fukagawa, will be presented. Lastly, IBASHO will include two works and a photo book by Masahisa Fukase of his beloved Sasuke and Nobuyo
UKIHA AIR
Artist unit Otani Nieuwenhuize have invited to an artist in residence in UKIHA
Mono Japan
Campaign photography, workshop
An Exhibition of Utsuwa-Shoken's Selection
His sensitive photo series 'Orbit' is a grand homage to the Utsuwa exhibited here in Amsterdam.
IMA VISION
Embracing IMA ONLINE, the website of Japanese fine art photography magazine, IMA as a platform, IMA VISION has embarked on an endeavor to explore new possibilities of artistic expression better suited to the new digital era we are in.
DDK#35
Moderators: Marc Prüst and Sterre Sprengers Guests: Koos Breukel, Remco Breuker, Leonie van den Ende, Marijn de Jong, Marlike Marks, Minzayar Oo, Shinji Otani, Otto Snoeks and Ruben Terlou Production: Lotti Pronk
PS Camera
PS Camera is an organisation that temporarily gives cameras once owned by photographers such as Lee Miller and Ed van der Elsken to a new generation of photographers, connecting generations by using the camera as a relay baton. The PS camera project supported me, and the camera generously gave me a loan from the Shinkichi Tajiri Estate.
Collectivism
Collectivism, an exhibition about how artist collectives come together to attach value and meaning to images.
Lumix meets beyond 2020
Coordinating Japanese talent exhibition in Unseen photo fair for 4 editions. Worked also as a moderator discussing Japanese photography in each edition.
OTANI NIEUWENHUIZE show tour
Solo show tour of our first results with 5 publications in: Dazaifu Tenmangu Museum POST Tokyo Ibasho Antwerp Off Print Paris
EU2016 Amsterdam
Photo exhibition of influential people from Dutch history by selected Netherlands based artists.
OTANI NIEUWENHUIZE
As an artist duo, Shinji Otani and Johan Nieuwenhuize have been collaborating since 2015. Building up a common memory about the overlap of the Japanese and Dutch culture is key to their work.
GVB x Foam
GVB and Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam unveiled a prominent wall in the metro hall of Amsterdam Central Station. With a width of 19,5 meters, it is one of the largest and most striking visuals. The wall shows a photo by award-winning photographer Shinji Otani (JP)
Mexican Train
Solo exhibition from the series "Mexican Train"
The Weekeneder trailer show
The Weekender trailer show presents nine international artists in Unseen photo fair Amsterdam
Amsterdam Irregulars
This blog project has an opportunity to make a publication and a spin-off exhibition, combine a series of off-the-wall installations, impromptu poetry readings and selected panel discussions.
The Country of the Rising Sun
Solo exhibition of The Country of the Rising Sun in Tokyo
Unseen Dummy Arard
Winner Unpublished Dummy Award, Unseen 2012
Books x Foam
Book presentation and exhibition of Dummy Book Award winner.
Parabolic Duties
Ex-pats living in the Netherlands often live in transitory circumstances. private belongings end up in office environments while apartments remain minimally furnished. the boundaries between work and domicile are blurred. The series supported by Free Spaces AIR / The Virtueel Museum Zuidas foundation Amsterdam The catalog was published by Onomatopee Collection of Virtual Zoom / FOAM photography museum Amsterdam Shortlisted in the Raymond Weil photography competition 2010, Geneva
The Country of the Rising Sun
The Country of the Rising Sun is my first mature photographic body of work, made during three winter visits to Stockholm. The focus lies on strong lighting situations during a Scandinavian winter. The black and white photographs are taken in Swedish suburban neighborhoods resonating strikingly with suburbs found elsewhere. Suburbia, for all its site-specific peculiarities, is paradoxically a zone of universal déjà vu. The publication was the winner of the first Unseen Amsterdam Dummy Award