KUSTERS, Anton

About the Belgian photographer, Anton KUSTERS (b.1974)

Anton KUSTERS obtained a master's degree in Political Science and studied photography in Leuven as well as in Hasselt. His 'Yakuza' series from 2011 is well acclaimed. From 2012 to 2017 he created 'The Blue Skies Project' across different media and platforms. This project was installed at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC in 2019. In 2019, he was nominated for the Prix Pictet, and he was a finalist for the 2020 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. Using an increasingly abstracted and deconstructed representation, he pushes for an ongoing influence of the medium on the work itself. His focus lies on investigating ways of seeing, the mechanisms of memory and remembrance, and the significance of viewer placement and subject-position. Anton KUSTERS lives and works in Belgium and Japan (Tokyo).

Photo books by Anton KUSTERS

'Yakuza' (2011, 2014, 2016); 'Mono no Aware' (2014); '1078 Blue Skies / 4432 Days' (2021)

KUSTERS, Anton - 1078 Blue Skies / 4432 Days
KUSTERS, Anton - 1078 Blue Skies / 4432 Days
The photo volume '1078 Blue Skies / 4432 Days' by Anton KUSTERS contains limited edition Polaroid photos of the abstract blue skies above European concentration camps of the German Nazi regime. It is the result of a long-term project lasting six years.
80,00 € * Weight 2 kg
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KUSTERS, Anton - Mono No Aware
KUSTERS, Anton - Mono No Aware
The self-published artist's book 'Mono no aware' by Belgian photographer Anton KUSTERS is based on a thought rather than a story. This Japanese term describes the awareness of the passing moments of life. The book is designed as an object.
148,00 € * Weight 0.6 kg
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KUSTERS, Anton - ODO YAKUZA TOKYO - SIGNED 3RD PRINTRUN!
KUSTERS, Anton - ODO YAKUZA TOKYO - SIGNED 3RD PRINTRUN!
Self-published photo volume 'YAKUZA' by Belgian photographer Anton KUSTERS is a haunting reportage from the inner circle of organized crime in Japan. With a foreword by the US Magnum photographer David Alan HARVEY. It has already been reprinted twice.
78,00 € * Weight 1 kg
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