Hiraki Sawa made his debut with the East International Award, which is highly regarded as a gateway to success for young artists, with his work, "dwelling" (2002). The work displayed numerous model airplanes flying around in the room, while monochrome screen images projected unusual events and perspectives of reality. In "spotter", tiny people observed airplanes chasing their own shadows while assembling a range of cooking materials in the kitchen. Also in "migration", people, horses, camels, and birds conducted a silent parade in the empty house.
Later, Sawa created two-channel video works that operated simultaneously, such as "murmuring" and "out of the blue". He further developed his works to three-channel video works, like "going places sitting down", so that the artworks came to encompass the gallery entirely.
Recently, Sawa attempted to exhibit the room built for his work, "silk", and the projected image in a parallel line. The room made for the artwork was absorbed, and it became a metaphor which suggested that the video itself was a kind of 'micro-room'. Likewise in 2009, he exhibited a video artwork titled "O" which was located in a large space with a composition of three big screens, ten monitors, and five rotating speakers. The screen images faced the real room, and it was a sort of tentative attempt to embed the screen image into a structure.
Sawa's recent works explore the possibilities and effects of screen images located in real-life exhibition spaces.
Born in Ishikawa, Japan in 1977, Hiraki Sawa is currently based in London. In 2000, he completed M.F.A. of University of East London and in 2003 MFA Sculpture program at the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London. Recent exhibitions include "Latent image revealed" KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Japan (2018), "Sapporo International Art Festival" Sapporo, Japan (2017), "Under the Box, Beyond the Bounds" Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2014), "Lenticular" Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Scotland (2013), "12e Biennale de Lyon: Entre-temps... brusquement, et ensuite" Lyon, France (2013), "Lineament" Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2012), "Chengdu Biennale: Pure Views" East Chengdu Music Park, Chengdu, China (2011), "The Beauty of Distance: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age" Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2010).
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Hiraki Sawapilgrim, 2022Single channel video (stereo sound)
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Hiraki Sawa/home, 2021Single-channel HD video with stereo sound9'24"Edition of 8 plus 2 AP
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Hiraki Sawa/home (new town #5), 2021Ink on paper33.5 x 24.5 cm
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Hiraki Sawatower #2, 2020Acrylic, collage on paper113 x 77 cm
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Hiraki Sawamemoria paralela (horn towere III), 2019Ink, watercolor pencil on paper29.7 x 21 cm
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Hiraki Sawamemoria paralela (horn tree II), 2019Ink, watercolor pencil on paper29.7 x 21 cm
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Hiraki SawaSouvenir IV, 2012single channel video (black + white, silent)3' 30''Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Hiraki SawaSleeping Machine I, 2011single channel video (stereo sound, colour)
(sound by Dale Berning)7' 07''edition 8 of 1+2 AP
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Chen Wei + Hiraki Sawa
Chen Wei, Hiraki Sawa 21 Oct - 16 Dec 2023 SingaporeOta Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a duo exhibition, 'Chen Wei + Hiraki Sawa'. These two artists work with the photographic/ recorded image, creating narratives that reflect upon...Read more -
Gallery Collection
¥ouada, Tetsuya Umeda, Akira The Hustler, BuBu de la Madelaine + Yoshiko Shimada, Zai Kuning, Hiraki Sawa, Cheng Ran, Takao Minami, Tang Dixin, Hilmi Johandi, Masanori Handa 18 Jun - 6 Aug 2022 Tokyo -
absent / home
Hiraki Sawa 10 Jun - 7 Aug 2021 SingaporeOta Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'absent /home', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Hiraki Sawa. His works have been exhibited globally, including in Singapore, at the ADM...Read more -
Hiraki Sawa and SHINCHIKA
Hiraki Sawa, SHINCHIKA (Rinshiro Fujiki, Yosuke Fujino, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Toki Katsumura, Shimpei Yoshikawa) 13 Mar - 30 Apr 2021 ShanghaiOta Fine Arts is delighted to present a duo exhibition of artist Hiraki Sawa and creative group SHINCHIKA. SHINCHIKA is a collective founded in 2002 by Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Yosuke Fujino,...Read more -
/home
Hiraki Sawa 20 Feb - 3 Apr 2021 TokyoOta Fine Arts is delighted to present /home, Hiraki Sawa's first solo exhibition in 7 years. Sawa first attracted attention as an artist in 2002 with his video work dwelling,...Read more -
islands
Akira the Hustler, Nobuaki Takekawa, Tang Dixin, Masanori Handa, Hiraki Sawa, Tomoko Kashiki, Yuken Teruya 9 Jan - 13 Feb 2021 TokyoOta Fine Arts is delighted to present a group exhibition 'islands', focusing on small works on paper. The title of the exhibition suggests the Asian archipelago which is close in...Read more -
Private Viewing Room
Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Tomoko Kashiki, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa, Nobuaki Takekawa 11 Apr - 6 Jun 2020 ShanghaiDue to the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) situation, Ota Fine Arts Shanghai's private viewing room will feature works by Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Tomoko Kashiki, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa...Read more -
Wanderers
Cheng Ran, Takao Minami and Hiraki Sawa 11 Jan - 28 Mar 2020 ShanghaiOta Fine Arts is delighted to present 'Wanderers', a group exhibition that features Chinese artist, Cheng Ran (born 1981), and Japanese artists, Takao Minami (born 1976) and Hiraki Sawa (born...Read more -
Umeda + Sawa
Tetsuya Umeda and Hiraki Sawa 28 Jun - 8 Aug 2019 SingaporeOta Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a duo exhibition featuring works by Japanese artists, Tetsuya Umeda (b.1980) and Hiraki Sawa (b.1977). Tetsuya Umeda's practice is most recognized for...Read more -
Umeda + Sawa
Tetsuya Umeda, Hiraki Sawa 13 Apr - 1 Jun 2019 ShanghaiOta Fine Arts Shanghai is delighted to present a duo exhibition featuring works by Japanese artists, Tetsuya Umeda (b.1980) and Hiraki Sawa (b.1977). From capturing environments, architectural spaces, sound, light...Read more -
Crossroads
Akira the Hustler, Chen Wei, Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Zai Kuning, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa, Guo-Liang Tan, Tang Dixin 21 Sep - 3 Nov 2018 SingaporeCoinciding with Gillman Barracks Art After Dark x 6th Anniversary Celebrations, 21 September 2018, 7pm till late Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Crossroads', a group exhibition by...Read more -
Gallery Collection
Akira the Hustler, Rina Banerjee, Manami Koike, Hiraki Sawa 26 Aug - 9 Sep 2017 Tokyo -
Landscapes
Chen Wei, Chris Huen, Tomoko Kashiki, Hiraki Sawa 10 Jan - 25 Feb 2017 SingaporeOta Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Landscapes', a group exhibition featuring 4 artists from East Asia: Chen Wei (China), Chris Huen (Hong Kong), Tomoko Kashiki (Japan) and Hiraki...Read more -
MOTIONS
6 Aug - 17 Sep 2016 TokyoChen Wei Victor Gui Hiraki Sawa Betty Susiarjo Tang Dixin Samson Young Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'Motions', a group exhibition by 6 artists from different parts of...Read more -
Motions
Chen Wei, Victor Gui, Hiraki Sawa, Betty Susiarjo, Tang Dixin, Yeesookyung, Samson Young 2 Apr - 19 May 2016 SingaporeTea Reception in the presence of Betty Susiarjo & Victor Gui: Saturday, 30 April 2016, 1-3 PM Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Motions', a group exhibition by...Read more -
primal lines
26 Jan - 20 Feb 2016 TokyoOta Fine Arts is pleased to announce 'primal lines', an exhibition of drawings by various artists, including new works and works which will be presented in Japan for the first...Read more -
Standing in the Shadow
Cheng Ran, Li Ran and Hiraki Sawa 9 May - 22 Jun 2014 SingaporeOta Fine Arts is pleased to present 'Standing in the Shadow', a group exhibition featuring a selection of video works by three remarkable young Asian artists: Cheng Ran, Li Ran...Read more -
HIRAKI SAWA
Hiraki Sawa 12 Feb - 26 Apr 2014 TokyoOta Fine Arts is pleased to hold the exhibition of Hiraki Sawa, linking to his current solo exhibition at Tokyo Opera City Gallery. Hiraki Sawa was born in Kanazawa in...Read more -
Beyond the Surface
Yayoi Kusama, Monir Farmanfarmaian, Masayasu Mitsuke, Yeesookyung, and Hiraki Sawa 27 Jul - 25 Aug 2013 SingaporeOta Fine Arts is delighted to announce 'Beyond the Surface', a group exhibition featuring works by Yayoi Kusama, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Masayasu Mitsuke, Yeesookyung and Hiraki Sawa. The pieces selected...Read more -
Standing in the Shadow
Li Ran, Cheng Ran, Hiraki Sawa 10 Jul - 3 Aug 2013 TokyoOta Fine Arts is delighted to present the exhibition 'Standing in the Shadow'. The exhibition features impressive video works by three contemporary Asian young artists, Li Ran, Cheng Ran and...Read more -
Hiraki Sawa "Postscript"
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Melancholia
Albrecht Dürer, Hiraki Sawa, Louis Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, Naoya Inose 25 Oct - 19 Nov 2011 Tokyo -
screening Hiraki Sawa / Takao Minami
Hiraki Sawa, Takao Minami 21 Oct - 14 Nov 2009 Tokyo -
Animal Garden
Hiraki Sawa, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Nobuaki Takekawa, Yayoi Kusama, Tiger Tateishi, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Nagasawa Rosetsu, Maruyama oukyo 14 Oct - 15 Nov 2008 TokyoHistorically, domestic animals and pets, even wild animals were part of our daily lives. Sometimes as beings to be feared of, and other times as a symbol of power, or...Read more -
New Acquisition
Masayasu Mitsuke, Nobuaki Takekawa, Hiraki Sawa, Yuken Teruya, Yayoi Kusama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Tigar Tateishi, Michiro Tokushige, Yuichi Higashionna, I-Chen Kuo 11 Jul - 26 Aug 2006 Tokyo -
Hiraki Sawa
Hiraki Sawa 28 Oct - 26 Nov 2005 Tokyo -
Land
Robert Smithson, Dennis Oppenheim, Hiraki Sawa, Nobuaki Takekawa, Tsuyoshi Ozawa 22 Feb - 26 Mar 2005 Tokyo -
Gallery Collection B
Yayoi Kusama, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Hiraki Sawa, Tomomi Maekawa 6 Apr - 1 May 2004 Tokyo -
Hiraki Sawa
Hiraki Sawa 3 Oct - 1 Nov 2003 Tokyo
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Yayoi Kusama, Tetsuya Umeda, Hiraki Sawa
"Hyakunengo Art Festival -Uchiboso Art fes-", Chiba, Japan 8 Mar 2024Yayoi Kusama, Tetsuya Umeda, and Hiraki Sawa will participate 'Hyakunengo Art Festival -Uchiboso Art fes-' in Uchiboso area, Chiba on March 23 - May 26,...Read more -
Hiraki Sawa
"I LOVE ART 18 Perfect Camouflage I want to be ART", WATARI-UM, Tokyo 18 Jan 2024Hiraki Sawa participates in a group exhibition 'I LOVE ART 18 Perfect Camouflage I want to be ART' from Sun. 4 February to Mon. 6...Read more -
Hiraki Sawa
"Wonderfruit 2023", The Fields at Siam Country Club, Chonburi, Thailand 9 Dec 2023Hiraki Sawa participates in 'Wonderfruit 2023', The Fields at Siam Country Club, Chonburi, Thailand on 14-18 Desember, 2023 Title: 'Wonderfruit 2023 ' Dates: 14 -...Read more -
Hiraki Sawa
"FLOOR GAMES", SANDIE MACRAE | postROOM, London, UK 24 Nov 2023Hiraki Sawa holds a solo exhibition 'FLOOR GAMES' at SANDIE MACRAE | postROOM, London from 16th November to 9th December 2023. Title: 'FLOOR GAMES' Exhibition...Read more