Hiromi Kawano

Hiromi Kawano encountered the technique of digital multiple exposures as she sought to express her individuality in art. She found the technique in 2015 as she thought that expressions that reflected her sensibility lay outside the illustrations she drew for the clients. She was captivated by the Sh...

Hiromi Kawano encountered the technique of digital multiple exposures as she sought to express her individuality in art. She found the technique in 2015 as she thought that expressions that reflected her sensibility lay outside the illustrations she drew for the clients. She was captivated by the She was captivated by the fantastical world that multiple-exposure photographs create by superimposing two or more images in a single frame. Furthermore, digital multiple-exposure photographs that use a smartphone and computer instead of a camera to layer images allowed her to pursue her original expression since she had been familiar with digital art from many years. She took various photos daily and sought a singular combination of images that compose her work. The success of her solo exhibition in 2018 led her to set natural surroundings, including flowers, trees, light, and rain, as a subject matter of her work. She wishes to keep creating works that give hope and comfort to those who see them, taking inspiration from colors she found in rich nature in her childhood. Her works have been featured in different media and exhibitions, including French art magazine and TOKYO TOWER ARTFAIR in the spring of 2023. She also had her work introduced at Artavita Gallery at Artexpo in New York. Hiromi Kawano was searching for an expression that only she could create when she encountered digital multiple exposure. She enjoys drawing cute illustrations for her clients, but...she thought, "There must be another kind of expression that is unique to me. I was immediately captivated by the fantastic view of the world. Multiple exposure is a photographic technique in which two or more images are superimposed in a single frame. In digital photography, photos are layered using a smartphone or computer application instead of a camera. As a long-time computer illustrator, she found the mechanism easy to understand and capable of expressing herself in her own unique way. She took many photos on a daily basis, layering them to find the only combination that would make up her work, and after gaining confidence from her solo exhibition in 2018, she turned her creative themes to familiar nature, such as flowers, trees, light, rain, and drops of water. Thinking of the rich colors of nature she was exposed to as a child, she hopes to continue creating works that offer hope and healing to the viewer. Her work has been featured in art magazines in France and elsewhere, and her work was featured at the TOKYO TOWER ARTFAIR and Artavita gallery at Artexpo New York this spring.