David Masoko is an Amsterdam-based visual artist and conceptual street photographer. He works candidly in public space and edits transparently to explore presence and absence, urban choreography, identity and anonymity, and the ethics of looking—how images construct, withhold, and invite meaning. Working mostly in the streets of major cities, he photographs quietly and is often unseen, treating the moment of exposure as only a beginning. The larger part of the work emerges afterward: in rigorous selection, restrained post-processing, and structural editing choices—sequencing, isolation, and pairing—where rhythm and resonance slow looking and leave room for interpretation.
Across projects such as Dislocated Presences, Counter Faces, and Figures in the Fold, Masoko favors suggestion over explanation. Faces, locations, and overt narrative recede so that attention can settle on gesture, outline, and the relationships that arise within and between images. A background in filmmaking and a sustained interest in philosophy inform both his attention to sequencing and his ethical stance of witnessing without intrusion.
Masoko works between Europe and Asia. His recent work has received international recognition, including Official Selection at the IPA 2025 Awards. In December 2025 he will develop new series during a residency in Tokyo, continuing his inquiry into presence, anonymity, and the ethics of looking in contemporary urban life.
David Masoko publishes publicly under a pseudonym, in alignment with the themes of his practice. Anonymity is part of the work: the artist’s presence remains deliberately indeterminate—much like the fleeting subjects he portrays.
