Haruka Fujita

Born in 1970

Japan

date of insertion in W.A.D. 12/2023

https://harukafujita.com/

Biography

I was born in Tokyo, Japan. With the theme of light, I explore new perspectives and expressions created by fusing different fields of art and science. I used expressive media such as sculptures, installations, photographs, and videos.
As a child, I would hear interesting stories about stars from my brother who was to become an astronomer. I remember clearly when he told me that “the light of the stars in the night sky is from a very long time ago” and that “the stars in the midday sky are invisible due to the sunlight but they are there.” Hearing these stories, I was struck by the wonder of light, which later became one of the inspirations behind my creative activities and it still continues to be.
I studied at Tokyo Zokei University in Tokyo, Japan and at Accademia di belle arti di Brera in Milan, Italy. During my time in Italy, I was exposed to the splendour art cultivated by the long history of Italy. At the same time, I was able to appreciate the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, philosophy, and ways of thinking. What I realized is that despite these differences, we also share common visual experiences. This is how I have come to choose the theme of light, which is indispensable for us to “see,” and visual perception. I also apply optical theory to my art works.
Focusing on things that exist in everyday life but are invisible, and phenomena that are familiar but overlooked, I am rethinking what the world around us looks like, using unique materials (sewing needles, soap bubbles, mirrors, etc.). In Italy, I participated in the Venice Biennale (Padiglione Italia/Accademia) in 2011, and in 2007, I held a solo exhibition at the Palazzo Crivelli for the fuori salone as part of the Salone del mobile in Milan. In Tokyo, I had created “Rainbow” and “Cosmos” sculptures from the “Polyhedron series” in 2010 as a permanent installation. They can be found in a kindergarten because I wanted children to enjoy the wonders of light. In this series, I apply the theory of optics. Currently, I am mainly engaged in art activities in Japan and Italy.

Curriculum

SELECTED SOLO EXTHIBITION

2009 – “Nijino shitade”, Gallery Seiho, Tokyo, Japan

2007 – Salone del Mobile, “Se lanci un’arancia a destra, cadra a sinistra (If you throw the orange to the right, it will fall to the left)”, Palazzo Crivelli, Milan, organized by Galleria ClioCalviRudyVolpi

2006 – Studio Cristina Del Ponte, Locarno, Switzerland

2004 – ”Ri-Presentazione della Luce”, Galleria DIECI.DUE!, Milan, Italy

2002 – Galleria LA SUBBIA, Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION

2019 – “NE-WO-OROSU/METTERE RADICI”, RBfineart, Milano, Italy

“Cos’e`l’arte? (what is art?) Capture 2”, Gallery G, Hiroshima Branch building of Bank of Japan, Hiroshima, Japan

2017 – “Cos’e`l’arte?(what is art?) Capture 1”, Galleria DISEGNO, Mantova, Italy

2016 – ”Cos’e`l’arte? Confine”, gallery G, Hiroshima, Japan

2014 – ”L’universo nella noce (The universe in the walnut )“, Hiroshima Art center, Hiroshima, Japan

2012 – “Miroir”, Galleria LUISA DELLE PIANE, Milan, Italy

2011 – 54. Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Italia/Accademia, Tese di San Cristoforo, Venice, Italy

“Terra incognita. Weltbilder-Welterfahrungen”, ALTANA Galerie der TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

2007 – Miart”, Arte fiera, (Galleria ClioCalviRudyVolpi), Milan, Italy

2006 – “KUNSTHALLE?” Ex Tipografia Tiscanova, Locarno, Switzerland,

“Leggerezza nel contemporaneo” (Lightness in the contemporary), Casorella, Locarno, Switzerland

“IL PROPRIO LUOGO”, Castello Borromeo, Truccazzano, Milan, Italy

“Suoni e Visioni” (Sounds and Visions) , Terzo festival delle arti, Ex Convento dei Cappuccini, Chiavenna, Italy

“MIGRA-AZIONE Azione3 “migraidentità”, Arengo del broletto, Novara, Italy, Galleria organized by DIECI.DUE!

2005 – Arte fiera,“MiArt”, (Galleria DIECI. DUE!), Milan, Italy

“Buio”, Casa degli Artisti, Milan, Italy

Arte Aperta, “Il vuoto della lampadina”, Milan, Italy

2004 – “RIPARTE”, Starhotel president, Genoa, Italy

2003 – “L’utopia dell’identita`”, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica Leonardo da Vinci Museum, Milan, Italy

“Ri-specchio”, Galleria DIECI.DUE! Milan, Italy

2002 – “Sguardi da artisti”, Industria superstudio, Milan, Italy

“Effimero” (Ephemeral), fiera di Milano, Italia

2001 – QUOTIDIANO 01, Museo Civico del Santo, Padua, Italy

“Primo premio internazionale d’Arte “Pavia-Giovane Arte Europea”, Castello Visconteo, Pavia, Italy

Premio gli scapigliati, Fiera di Milan, Italy,

1999 – L’ Arte in Prospettiva Europea, Municipio di Lomazzo, Italy

* Mention from July

PERMANENT DISPLAY

2015 – ”Ruri no tama (lapis lazuli sphere ), Anyoin Temple Rurikoudou, Tokyo, Japan

2010 – Optical sculpture, “Cosmos” and “Rainbow”, Megumi Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan

1997 – “Fiore di pietra”, marmo, Izu Amagi Mountain Baptist Villa, Japan

Awards

2022 – Tifa-TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS 1st prize / science

2022 – Tifa-TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS Gold prize / science-other

2022 – IPA-INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 3rd prize / Nature-Other

2022 – Bifa-BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS Silver prize / science-other

2022 – IPA-INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS One Shot-Color Official Selection / One Shot-Color, Nature

2022 – ND award honorable mention / nature-other

Scholarship

Grant Scholarship for Sculpture course at Academy of Fine Arts Brera, Italy from Government of Italy 2000-2001