In Somewhere not Here, Toshiya Watanabe travels into the depths of his consciousness to create images that are both realistic and magical. Reality disappears in his images of very real landscapes, giving the feeling of not being here, but elsewhere. As if the artist were seeking to distil unease, instability, amidst the beauty of his images. Influenced by the Japanese concept of "ma", he creates interruptions or absences that make room for moments of awareness and contemplation. This emptiness prompts us to pause, to reflect on how we apprehend the world around us. — after a text by Annemarie Zethof.