Suzuki Hatsune solo exhibition "Trembling nearby"
shimokitazawaartsJapanese paper made from Jerusalem artichoke stems grown by the artist, mortar made from sand that accumulates in riverbeds during rice cultivation, lime made by burning collected shells.
This is a solo exhibition of new works by Suzuki Hatsune, who has attracted attention both at home and abroad for her consistently compelling works, from growing and collecting raw materials to the images she draws, and has participated in overseas art fairs and festivals.
May 10 - 25, 2025
1-7 pm
Closed on Mon, Tue and Wed.
*reception：May 10, 5-7pm
*Anyone can participate in the reception.
Shimokitazawa Arts is please to present the solo exhibition "Trembling nearby " by Suzuki Hatsune. Suzuki Hatsune was born in 1995, Kanagawa pref., Japan. She graduated from the Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tama Art University in 2018, and completed a Master's degree in Mural Painting from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2020 and is currently enrolled in a Doctoral program in Mural Painting from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Ever since she was a child, Suzuki has sometimes found herself suddenly unable to understand who she was, or what she was, as she stood or walked. From this experience, when she sees a plant with roots in the soil and not moving, she gets the feeling that there is definitely something there, and therefore that she is definitely here. Similarly, even today, her attention is naturally drawn to the presence of something and its surroundings, such as the marks made by a stone being placed or ripples left by something being thrown.
Suzuki produces the materials for her work. Japanese paper is made from the stems of cultivated Jerusalem artichokes, river sand accumulates on the riverbed during rice cultivation, and lime is made by burning seashells. This was something that came naturally to her as she pursued the origins of her creative work. The melted stem fibers are placed and left to dry in the sun, and the resulting paper is then scorched with a soldering iron to create a pointillist-like effect. She also uses the graffito technique of fresco painting, in which lime mixed with water is placed on a mortar made of cement and sand, and then, before allowing it to dry for a few hours, scraped it off to reveal the layer underneath. Her work, which is consistent from the production of materials to the iconography, is highly persuasive.
Her works, which are the result of her sincere approach to her work and are based on the sense of uncertainty about her own existence that she has had since childhood, are engraved in the hearts of viewers, and in recent years she has greatly expanded the scope of her activities, presenting her works at art fairs and festivals both in Japan and abroad. Please come and see Suzuki Hatsune's new solo exhibition, in which she quietly and deeply reflects on her own existence and creative process.
Artist statement
Flowers I picked in a certain place,
the shells I picked up that day,
a rocky place rising above the sea.
The seeds that were planted were eaten by insects.
When did I become the person standing here today?
Ever since I was little, there have been times when I would suddenly forget who I was.
What is lost in an instant gradually regains its original form.
It's like opaque water receding and what was there before is revealed.
If the boundary of the vessel is the body,
I want to be in contact with the things that surround me as much as possible.
Suzuki Hatsune
Born in Kanagawa, Japan, 1995.
2018 BFA of Oil painting, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
2020 MFA in Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Painting, Mural Painting, Tokyo, Japan
2024 current DFA in Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Painting, Mural Painting, Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition
2025
"Reborn - Artists Weaving Life" WHAT MUSEUM, Tokyo
Art Basel Hong Kong , GALLERY VACANCY, Hong Kong
2024
ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, GALLERY VACANCY, China
Art festival "Minami Hida Art Discovery" Gifu, Japan
Art fair, Paris International, GALLERY VACANCY, Paris
"Canvas of a Narrative" WHAT CAFE, Tokyo
"Look into the water" Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo
Art fair, paper positions Berlin, Deutsche Telekom Berlin head office, Germany
2023
duo exhibition "A Breeze of Fresh Air" micheko galerie, Germany
Art fair "Positions Berlin" Tempelhof airport hangar, Germany
solo exhibition "Scooping a blink" Shimokitazawa Arts, Tokyo
2022
"ao" AKIBATAMABI21, Tokyo
"Scholarship Student Exhibition" The Sato Museum of Art, Tokyo
2021
" Tsukuba Award of Art" Studio'S, Ibaraki pref. & Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store, Tokyo
2020
TOKYO mizumachi Mural WISE OWL HOSTELS River tokyo, Tokyo
solo exhibition " I can see it when I breathe." Gallery Binosha, Tokyo
2017
Atami Art Week 2017 , Atami City, Shizuoka pref. Japan
Collection
2024
Hospice, Attenity Tamagawagakuuen, mural, Tokyo
Minami Hida Art Discovery, Gero, Gifu, Tokyo
X Museum, Beijing, China
Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
2022
The Sato Museum of Art, Tokyo
2020
TOKYO mizumachi Mural WISE OWL HOSTELS River tokyo, Tokyo
Award
2022
The Sato Museum of Art, Purchase Award, Tokyo
2021
Tsukuba Award of Art, Award of Excellence, Ibaraki pref. & Tokyo
Scholarship
2022
Japan Arts Foundation
2021
The 31th. Sato International Cultural Scholarship Foundation
