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 |