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Tino was born in Indonesia, but raised in the Netherlands. After graduating from the Academy of fine Arts (Artez) in majors audiovisual media and photography he continued his career on an international level as photographer, filmmaker, and graphic designer. Tino is residing in Jakarta and runs a production house specialized in audiovisual- and new media productions.

Background 1995 -1998 Studied Dutch Law and Philosophy 1998 -2001 Graduated Cum Laude from the Academy of Fine Arts Arnhem (Artez), Netherlands Tino successfully accomplished comprehensive projects for institutions such as the Royal Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), the Netherlands Red Cross, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta. Several times he was awarded grants and participated in exhibitions worldwide. He is affiliated with various renowned institutions and a contributor for print and online media.

ARTIST STATEMENT: “Drawing with Light”

The art of drawing brought Tino to undertake studies in Visual Arts after he studied philosophy and Dutch law at the University in Nijmegen. "I ever touched a camera, the Polaroid of my father and the pocket camera that belong to my mother. The holiday snapshots I often had a look at as well with the picture from the family album".

"My first and serious photo I took at the Academy of Fine Arts. Representing a selfportrait shot with black and white film. Two mirrors, the automatic timer, an office desk lamp and tripot were needed to make the picture. I rebuild my bathroom into a dark room where I processed my own negatives. Until today I still process and print my own black and white pictures. This process is just as valuable to me as the making of the pictures itself".

During His studies Tino started learning to think in lights and dark tones, black and white and everything in between. The grey tones are the colours, the gradations that bring impressions and harmony together. Out school I started working on assignments from friends, acquaintances, and relatives. His first photograph Tino sold during the third year of my study. A real-size print of a woman that passes by. Tino took the picture from the doorstep of a Georgian café which had a view on the street.

For Tino taking photographs starts with “thinking”. Asking himself: Where is home and what is the meaning of identity and family?. "Actually every picture I take is like a déjà vu of something I ever have seen before without remembering it". In his photography Tino strives to create images that are timeless, moments that reveal and touch upon the essence of the human being. In particular children and their inner world draw his fascination. To tanslate their world and daliy life routine into images that show their uniqeness is a challenging experience.

Tino lives and work in Jakarta, Indonesia. A Nation in construction, a country of extremes. Though the art keep him busy. In any kind of form, a book, a graphic design, a documentary, commissioned- or personal projects. "Art is a need rather than a luxury, for the good of retaining cultural identity, autonomy and the freedom of expression. Concepts that are undermined by globalization and dominant role of the mass media".



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