About


Aji Susanto Anom (@ajimonji)
Lecture at Photography Department,
Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta

Date of Birth   : October 22, 1989
Gender            : Male
Nationality      : Indonesia
Language        : Indonesia (native), English (fluent)
Mobile             : +62 897 331 6177
Email               : ajisusantoanom@gmail.com

BIO                  :

AJI SUSANTO ANOM (1989) is a photographer and lecturer based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His work explores about his personal question of his inner life. He has published five photobooks, titled “Nothing Personal”, “Poison”, “Recollecting Dreams”,  “Recollecting Dreams: Verse II” and “River of Hades”. He is part of a collaborative project called “Flock Project” which explores the potential of the photobook and photozine format. In 2015, he participated in the Angkor Photo Workshop, mentored by Antoine D’Agata and Sohrab Hura. In 2016, he was a finalist of the BURN MAGAZINE Emerging Photographer Fund. His work has been featured in a number of publications and exhibited globally.  

ONLINE PORTOFOLIO

https://www.lensculture.com/aji-susanto-anom
http://ajisusantoanom.blogspot.co.id/
https://cargocollective.com/ajimonji

EDUCATION

2016 Master of Arts, Arts Study – Institut Seni Indonesia, Yogyakarta
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Visual Communication Design – Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta

WORKSHOPS

2015 Angkor Photography Workshop, Mentor : Antoine D’Agata & Sohrab Hura – Siem Reap, Cambodia

ORGANISATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

2019 – Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta – Lecturer at Photography Department
2016Flock Project – Co-Founder & Collaborator
2013Srawung Photo Forum – Co-Founder

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2020

  • #SELFPOTRAITDEITTA Photography Exhibition – Myanmar Deitta Gallery – Yangon – Myanmar
  • VISION 20/20 CONTEMPORARY INDONESIAN ENGAGED PHOTOGRAPHY – Jakopič Gallery – Ljubljana – Slovenia
  • Gue Ari Galeri Indonesia Photobooks Exhibition – Yangon Photo Festival –Myanmar

2019

  • Photo Book Exhibition – Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) 2019 – Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Projection Nights: Selected Indonesian Works by Jenny Smets (JIPFest 2019 Curator, Director of Photography at Vrij Nederland) Jakarta International Photo Festival (JIPFest) 2019 – Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Insumatra Photo Festival 2019 – Padang, Indonesia

2017

  • 2017 FESTIVAL PROGRAM: PROJECTIONS – Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops – Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • LOKAL ARTIST #1: SLIDESHOW PROJECTION – Malang, Indonesia

2016

  • Indian Photography Festival – projection program – State Art Gallery, Madhapur, Hyderabad, India
  • Wisdom – 10th Anniversary Pannafoto Institute – group exhibition-Erasmus Huis, Jakarta

2014

  • Solo – solo exhibition – Floridita Cafe, Switzerland
  • Kertas, Gunting, Batu – group exhibition – Rempah Rumah Karya Solo

2013

  • Invisible Photographer Asia Photobook Show – group exhibition – National Museum of Singapore
  • Genesis – group exhibition – Srawung Photo Forum, Solo
  • Warisan Mangkunegaran – solo exhibition – Galeri Seni Rupa UNS, Solo

SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS

2016 Finalist – Burn Magazine Emerging Photographer Fund
2014 Finalist – The 2014 EyeEm Awards – The Street Photographer
2013 Finalist – Invisible Photographer Asia Street Photography Award

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS

International Publication

  • Aji Susanto Anom – Recollecting Dreams
    Burn Magazine – burn is an evolving journal for emerging photographers. burn was launched as an online magazine/journal on December 21, 2008, and is curated by Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey.
  • Lonesome StrangerSilver Magazine – A Contemporary Black and White Art Photography Magazine
  • Nothing Personal, by Aji Susanto Anom
https://invisiblephotographer.asia/2013/10/10/photoessay-nothingpersonal-ajisusantoanom/
  • Four Leaf Clover, by Aji Susanto Anom

Invisible Photographer Asia (IPA) Photography & Visual Arts in Asia. Since 2010.

  • A Photographer Finds Terror and Magic on the Banks of a River (NSFW)
https://www.featureshoot.com/2017/08/photographer-finds-terror-magic-banks-river-nsfw/

Feature Shoot

  • Aji Susanto Anom-POISON

https://independent-photo.com/stories/poison/

The Independent Photographer

  • In The Middle of The Night, I Miss You : Surat Cinta untuk Bapak…

https://medium.com/@ramadida/in-the-middle-of-the-night-i-miss-you-sebuah-surat-cinta-untuk-bapak-db37336c56da

  • Interview with Black and White photographer Aji Susanto Anom

MonoVisions Black & White Photography Magazine

  • Recollecting Dreams by Aji Susanto Anom

https://www.dodho.com/recollecting-dreams-aji-susanto-anom/

Dodho Magazine

  • “Learn To See The Unseen”

https://artofcreativephotography.com/streetphotographers/aji-susanto-anom-street-photography/

The Art of Creative Photography – Online photography magazine providing videos, interviews and essays to promote photographic ideas and stimulate visual creativity.

  • Recollecting Dreams by Aji Susanto Anom
https://www.privatephotoreview.com/2019/07/recollecting-dreams/

Private photo review

National Publication

  • Memotret Jadi Metode Peyembuhan

https://www.suaramerdeka.com/smcetak/baca/106682/memotret-jadi-metode-peyembuhan

Suaramerdeka.Com

  • Interview Photographer #1 Bersama Aji Susanto Anom (@ajimonji)
  • RIVER OF HADES-Aji Susanto Anom
https://pannafoto.org/project/wisdom/aji-susanto-anom/

PannaFoto Institute (Panna)

  • AJI SUSANTO ANOM: MENCIPTAKAN KARYA ADALAH PROSES MEMAHAMI DIRI SENDIRI

https://crafters.getcraft.com/id-articles/aji-susanto-anom-menciptakan-karya-adalah-proses-memahami-diri-sendiri

CRAFTERS

SELECTED PHOTOBOOK

  • “Nothing Personal” (2013).
  • Poison (2014).
  • “Recollecting Dreams” (2015).
  •  “River of Hades” (2016).
  • Flock Project: Volume 1 (2016).
  • The Lonesome Stranger (2016).
  • “In The Middle of The Night, I Miss You” (2017).
  • Recollecting Dreams verse II – Aji Susanto Anom (2018)