Artist
Artist
HAMAWAKI Kanade
Japan
Concept of the work
Word Approaching
"Word Approaching" uses the same language system as station display boards. Like waiting for a train at Osaka Station, here a “word” arrives every minute—three in total over the three-minute video. These words are fragments overheard by chance while in transit. “When I’m mad, I think of the person who made me mad. That way, the anger stays small.” In a place where people usually rush past, these words reach those who pause a minute. They land gently, sharply—like everyone’s words finding a listener.
Duration: 3'00"
Year: 2025
Profile
Kanade Hamawaki, born in Kobe, Japan, is based in Düsseldorf, Germany, and develops her artistic practice across Japan and Germany. She graduated from Dusseldorf Art Academy and studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Justus Liebig University Giessen, and Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf as guests.
Hamawaki’s work is rooted in artistic research and unfolds through site-specific interventions, installations, art books, and participatory formats. She has exhibited at Museum Kunstpalast, Kunsthaus Oberhausen, FUHRWERKSWAAGE Cologne, and Nakanojo Biennale.
Website: https://www.kanadehamawaki.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kanadehamawaki/
