First recognized for his 2013 publication Tsugi no yoru e (On to the Next Night), which captures the transience of youth cultures, Yamatani continues to explore contemporary society through diverse subjects, navigating between documentary and conceptual approaches. With Onsen I (2023) and Onsen MMXXIV (2024), he portrays collective bathing scenes across Japan, staging encounters that reveal the fragile boundaries between intimacy, ritual, and nature.
PUBLICATIONS
ONSEN MMXXIV (Flotsam books, 2024)
Doors (Gallery Yamatani, 2020)
Into the Light (T&M Projects, 2017)
Ground (Lemon books, 2014)
Tsugi no yoru e (self-published, 2013)
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibition "ONSEN" (Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film, Tokyo, 2024)
The 14th Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions (Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, 2022)
Solo Exhibition "KAIKOO" (Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, Tokyo, 2021)
VOCA Exhibition 2021 (The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, 2021)
KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival (Kyoto, 2015)
