About

Jan Rothuizen (Amsterdam 1968)  is a visual artist known for his Soft Atlas drawings – handwritten maps that combine observation, conversation, and storytelling. His work has been translated into English, Spanish, and Chinese, and is shown internationally at museums and film festivals.

Rothuizen works beyond the studio, drawing cities by walking through them and meeting the people who live there. His Soft Atlas project, started in 2009 and inspired by Jonathan Raban’s Soft City, explores the space where solid architecture meets subjective experience.

His practice spans drawing, film, and interactive media, including the award-winning documentary Refugee Republic, the VR animated film Drawing Room, and the recent project Tracing Colombia, premiered at IDFA.

He lives and works in Amsterdam, in reasonable happiness.