Biography
Hiromi Tango (b.1976) is a Japanese Australian Artist, who migrated to Australia in 1998 from Shikoku Island, Japan. She has been a resident of the Bundjalung Country, Tweed Heads, NSW since 2014.
For two decades, Hiromi Tango has focused on the intersection between art and science, with a particular focus on health and mental wellbeing. Drawing on her own experiences of neurodivergence and anxiety, her installations and performances traverse the embodied self, the emotional terrain of our relationships with others, and the healing possibilities of art. She has collaborated with numerous scientists, health professionals and research institutions, exploring various aspects of artmaking. The process can contribute to positive mental wellbeing.
Often using textiles from her home country, Hiromi Tango uses fabric and dress to weave complex layers of identity, emotional ties and memories. Performance works reference deep connections with Noh Theatre and cultural art forms including tea ceremony, flower arranging, calligraphy and even archery, drawing on her traditional upbringing in regional Japan.
The Tango family has a long association with textiles and fashion. Tango’s hometown, Imabari, is renowned for its organic cotton textiles and multi-colour dyeing methods. The Tango surname comes from Kyoto prefecture. Kyoto Prefecture is also renowned for famed silk. Hiromi’s upbringing was profoundly influenced by her grandmothers, both of whom were kimono-makers, and her mother who was a graduate of Bunka Fukusō fashion design College in Tokyo.
In addition to the creation of costumes for her own performative works, Hiromi Tango was also engaged by Dancenorth Australia in 2022 for stage and costume design for their Wayfinder production. This world premiere performance debuted in Brisbane Festival in 2022 and followed with Hong Kong premier in 2023.
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