Katja Stuke and Yoshinori Henguchi have been cooperating since 2010, both in joint artistic works and in the organization of artist exchange programs between Osaka and Düsseldorf. Based on an idea of „battle“ with reference to Hip Hop, various Photobattle performances and installations were created in galleries (Osaka), subway stations (Düsseldorf), performances or publications. More and more artists were involved, such as musicians from Osaka and Düsseldorf. Photography has always been a bridge in the dialogue between the two artists in all projects (up to the present day), the handling of the images a method of communication.

The idea of an Photobattle was first developed by Katja Stuke and Oliver Sieber for a stage set – unfortunately never realised. The view on photography, the question of communication with photography, the understanding of images as a visual language not only played a central role in the Photobattle between Katja Stuke and Henguchi. Also ANT!FOTO is constantly dealing with the different ‘aggregate conditions’ of photography, the different formats of the medium, the fluid forms of photographic works, also the relevance of the process in the development of artistic works.

Photobattle, Baikado Gallery, Osaka 2010

Photobattle, Bloom Gallery, Osaka 2010

Photobattle, Handelszentrum Metro Station, Dssd, 2011

Photobattle, Studio Stuke/Sieber, Düsseldorf 2011