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“Secret Garden” inspired by Hitsujibungaku - 12 hugs (like butterflies)
2024.5.30 thu - 2024.6.23 sun
Hitsujibungaku is an alternative rock band known for its delicate yet powerful sound, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Moeka Shiotsuka, bassist Yurika Kasai, and drummer Hiroa Fukuda.
"Secret Garden" inspired by Hitsujibungaku - 12 hugs (like butterflies) is an exhibition space that reinterprets the songs from the full album "12 hugs (like butterflies)" released last December. The album artwork was created by haru. (HUG inc.), who retraced the self-liner notes received from Moeka Shiotsuka and collaborated with various artists to express the album's world.
Hitsujibungaku's original album "12 hugs (like butterflies)", released after about a year and a half, is a work that represents a return to their roots, freeing themselves as they grow as a band. The album title, which refers to "12 songs that hug themselves," is inspired by the "butterfly hug," where one crosses their arms and hugs themselves. The artwork depicting Shiotsuka's butterfly hug is also striking.
In this space, defined as a "garden" representing the ever-evolving band and the "gardeners" as the creators and staff nurturing it, visitors can glimpse the intimate communication among those involved in the production process.
This "garden," created by creative director haru. (HUG inc.), who has supported Hitsujibungaku's artwork from the early days to the present, includes various "gardeners."
Prominent artists participating in this exhibition include photographer Nico Perez, who has captured Hitsujibungaku from a unique perspective, costume designer Ava, flower artist finaleflwr, artist Christopher Loden who works across various fields with a background in fashion, and the creative platform konomad, consisting of wig artist Tomihiro Kono and photographer/visual artist Sayaka Maruyama, known for their collaboration with Supreme x MM6.
The exhibition space design is handled by design studio DODI™ and ikebana Sogetsu Style master Alexander Julian, creating the "Secret Garden."
Please come and experience the "Secret Garden" created by the gardeners expanding the world of Hitsujibungaku's music.
