Hiraki Sawa
Ishikawa, Japan
Art Medium
Digital Art
Installation Art
Art Style
Animation
Conceptual
About the Artist
Hiraki Sawa, born in 1977 in Ishikawa, Japan, is a distinguished artist primarily known for his enchanting and often melancholic video installations. Residing in London, Sawa creates intricate narratives that blur the boundaries between the mundane and the fantastical. His signature style involves placing miniature figures or objects within real-world domestic settings, employing meticulous stop-motion animation to bring these imagined scenarios to life. Sawa's work frequently explores themes of memory, dreams, journey, and displacement, inviting viewers into introspective worlds that are at once intimate and expansive. His subtle yet profound approach conjures a sense of magical realism, transforming the familiar into something wondrous and contemplative.