Hiromi Tango Japanese, b. 1976
Great Wave, 2025
Variable length; 160 x 110 x 15cm, Obi in folded position 120 cm x 110 cm x 15 cm
Unique Piece
Great Wave is inspired by Hokusai’s famous work, Great Wave Of Kanagawa. When I created this work, I was contemplating the ocean as a shared connection, rather than something that separates us....
Great Wave is inspired by Hokusai’s famous work, Great Wave Of Kanagawa. When I created this work, I was contemplating the ocean as a shared connection, rather than something that separates us. Particularly at the time when COVID border closures separated me from my family in Japan, I dreamed that I could dance across the waves, and the idea that the water could travel between continents was a source of comfort.