Toshiya Watanabe｜ Selected Works

This is a collotype portfolio set of six pieces selected from Toshiya Watanabe’s “Somewhere not Here” series. Using an infrared filter, the images turn leaves white and the sky black, capturing real landscapes such as flowers, birds, and bridges, yet exuding a dreamlike quality, creating fantastical images that seem to lead viewers into the depths of the artist’s imaginary consciousness.

TOSHIYA WATANABE
Born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1966. Graduated from the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University in 1990. He has held solo exhibitions at POETIC SCAPE in Tokyo and IBASHO in Antwerp. He received the STEIDL BOOK AWARD JAPAN in 2016 and the Hariban Award Jury Special Prize from Benrido in 2019. His photo books, “Somewhere Not Here” and “Beyond What You See,” were co-published by the (M)editions and IBASHO.

*Limited quantity autographed portfolio