fumiko imano
fumiko imano
The wonderfully amusing compositions of fumiko imano, who most commonly works with a 35mm film camera, include a series of photomontages that have been manually spliced together. By cutting and pasting candid self-portraits, the artist manifests an imaginary yet lifelike twin. Encapsulating an innocent and nostalgic charm in a manner reminiscent of snapshots taken on a family trip, imano’s self-portraits elicit an instinctive smile from their viewers. At the same time, the distinct demarcation imposed by the scissor between the two photographs reveals the fictitious nature of the image. Against the backdrop of a highly digitized world enabling the precise synthesis of digital images, the intentionally simple, handmade quality of imano’s works eloquently communicates a playfulness to its viewers.
Born in Japan in 1974, fumiko imano lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the age of two to eight. She studied fine arts at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in the U.K., and later fashion styling and photography at the London College of Fashion, returning to Japan in 2002. She is currently based in Tokyo. imano’s works have been exhibited in numerous locations throughout the world, and she has published her work worldwide, including the photography book ‘We Oui!’ (Little Big Man Books, 2017). imano is also active in the fashion industry, working on collaborations with LOEWE beginning with their 2018 Spring/Summer look-book.
WORKS
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We wear eye wear/Hitachi/2007
2007 / 2020
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Pizza/Paris/2004
2004 / 2020
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Yellow bath/Hitachi/2007
2007 / 2020
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wild yeast bread F, hitachi 2011
2011
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wild yeast bread F, hitachi 2011
2011
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wild yeast bread slice, hitachi, 2010
2010
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we are star!/LA/2015
2015 / 2019
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hollywood/LA/2015
2015 / 2019
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hitch hiking/LA/2015
2015 / 2019
BIOGRAPHY
- 1974
- Born in Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Fine arts
- London College of Fashion, Fashion styling & production and Fashion photography
CV
Solo Exhibitions
- 2023
- “LE FUMISTOL” KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo, Japan
- 2022
- “going nowhere” KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo, Japan
- 2020
- “somehow somewhere sometimes at some place for some reason” KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo, Japan
- 2019
- “LA☆Fumiko Imano” KOSAKU KANECHIKA, Tokyo, Japan
- 2018
- “There is only one Fumiko” Dover Street Market Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
- 2015
- “i shot myself” UTRECHT, Tokyo, Japan
- 2014
- “intermission” Gallery ARTGRAPH, Tokyo, Japan
“i do it myself!” ISETAN Shinjuku Store, Tokyo, Japan
“i'm hungry!” UTRECHT/NOW IDeA, Tokyo, Japan
“i'm hungry!” gallery TAiGA, Tokyo, Japan
- 2013
- “plants and me” Figue hair＆make, Tokyo, Japan
“lost and found in my heart” OPENING CEREMONY, SEIBU SHIBUYA, Tokyo, Japan
“my name is passion” Le lieu, Tokyo, Japan
- 2012
- “fumiko imano singaporeana! -fumiko imano embassy-singapore” UTRECHT/NOW IDeA, Tokyo, Japan
- 2011
- “It's not me - Fumiko Imano Retrospective” NEW ACCIDENT, Ishikawa, Japan
- 2010
- “hirondelle” UTRECHT/NOW IDeA/aMoule, Tokyo, Japan
- 2006
- “I look at you” Ideal Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibitions
- 2018
- “we oui!” Festival Images Vevey 2018, Vevey, Switzerland
- 2016
- “Mossless 4: Public/Private/Portrait” DELI Gallery, New York, USA
“New Material” Casemore Kirkeby, San Francisco, USA
- 2015
- “A LIE ABOUT A LIE; A TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUTH” LITTLE BIG MaN Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
“A LIE ABOUT A LIE; A TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUTH” Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada
- 2013
- “GLOBAL PHOTO COLLABORATIONS by VICE JAPAN” DIESEL ART GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
“Fest＊LAB! Vol.1 'blank page;'” ATSUKOBAROUH arts drink talk, Tokyo, Japan
- 2012
- ASVOFF MILAN, Teatro dell'Arte Triennale di Milano, Milano, Italy
“triple fantasy” mimi space, Taipei, Taiwan
“triple fantasy” NEW ACCIDENT, Ishikawa, Japan
“triple fantasy” Shashin Kosha ARTPRINT GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
- 2011
- “Houyhnhnm Girls” IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT SPACE, Tokyo, Japan
- 2006
- "4th Anniversary of CREAM" In Other Words 2, Hong Kong
- 2004
- “Shattered Love” Keith Talent Gallery, London, UK
- 2002
- The 17th Festival International des Arts de la Mode de Hyères, La Villa Noailles, Hyères, France
