Justus de Rode

Justus de Rode [b. 1997, Netherlands] is a visual artist based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. While working across various media, his practice is rooted in photography. With an academic background in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (BSc) and Film & Photographic Studies (MA), his practise reflects a research-driven and cross-disciplinary approach. Growing up in a painter’s family, by contrast, fostered a visual sensibility that resonates in the introspective and pictorial qualities of his work. De Rode describes his work as an ongoing fight against the photographic, questioning fundamental properties of the medium while oscillating between analysis and affect. This tension between reason and emotion lies at the core of his artistic inquiry, often metaphorically reflected in subjects drawn from ecology, geology, natural history, and nature itself.

In his series Views of Nature (2024–present), De Rode draws on Alexander von Humboldt’s Ansichten der Natur (1808) to explore the interplay between rational thought and emotional experience in perception. Working with cyanotypes—historically used for botanical documentation—he tones the prints with natural tannins, giving them an earthy quality that evokes both science and mysticism. The series reflects on Humboldt’s call for sensibility, suggesting it as a counter to modern alienation… READ MORE

Judge’s Pick | OD Photo Prize 2025
Justus de Rode is represented in the UK by Open Doors Gallery

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