About

TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH is an artist collective with the mission of “Multifaceted Urban Research,” “Pragmatic Exploration of Contemporary Photography,” and “Developmental Research on Photographic Culture,” to visualize the city, society, and people as yet unseen, and to pass on the visions discovered to the future. Since its establishment in 2018, they have been developing multifaceted activities through organic and horizontal collaboration with people widely involved in photographic and visual expression, including art and research projects, collaborative projects and commission work with companies and governments, international cultural exchange, educational programs and research groups.

Mission

  • Multifaceted Urban Research
  • Pragmatic Exploration of Contemporary Photography
  • Developmental Research on Photographic Culture
  • Borderless Cultural Exchange and Community Cultivation
  • Cross-Disciplinary Educational Programs in Practice
  • Archival Building for The Future

Project Team

Director KOYAMA TAISUKE
Curator YAMAMINE JUNYA
Curator JIN QIUYU
Assistant Director TSUKIYAMA SHOTA
Researcher YAMAMOTO HANA
Creative Producer FUKAI SAWAKO
Producer FUKAI ATSUSHI

Partner

ABSTRACT ENGINE CO.,LTD.
XPD INC.
EPSON SALES JAPAN CORPORATION
CULTURE VISION JAPAN
CULTURE CONVENIENCE CLUB CO.,LTD.
OMY AREA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION(LIGARE)
DAIMARUYU SDGs ACT5 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JAPAN INSTITUTE OF DESIGN PROMOTION
NEWQ(THEO CORP)
FRONTYARD CO. LTD.
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.
YURAKUCHO ART URBANISM PROGRAM YAU

 

EMBASSY OF THE NETHERLANDS IN JAPAN
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND IN JAPAN

 

JOSHIBI UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN
TAMA ART UNIVERSITY
TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
NIHON UNIVERSITY
YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY
ÉCOLE CANTONALE D’ART DE LAUSANNE, ECAL

Grant

2023 OGASAWARA TOSHIAKI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
2020 OGASAWARA TOSHIAKI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
2019 – 2021 ARTS COUNCIL TOKYO, TOKYO METROPOLITAN FOUNDATION FOR HISTORY AND CULTURE

Company

Company name TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PROJECT
Representative KOYAMA TAISUKE
Establishment APRIL 2018
Founding members KOYAMA TAISUKE, YAMAMINE JUNYA