ASUMI KUWANA
Artist/Creative Director
Conceptual Works
Spatial Composition
Installation
Performance
Site-Specific Practice
Biography
ASUMI KUWANA is a visual artist based in Japan.
Her practice moves across painting, flowers, washi paper, the body, light, color, and space, taking diverse forms depending on each site and project—from installations and performances to participatory works and spatial interventions.
At the core of her practice is an exploration of the unseen value that exists within and between people, places, materials, time, and relationships, bringing it into visible form through her work.
Rather than dissolving the boundaries between different elements, she creates spaces where they can remain distinct yet resonate with one another, allowing new relationships and worlds to emerge.
ASUMI KUWANAは、日本を拠点に活動するVisual Artist。
絵画、花、和紙、身体、光、色、空間などを横断し、場所やプロジェクトによって、インスタレーション、パフォーマンス、参加型作品、空間表現など多様なかたちへと展開する。
人、場所、素材、時間、そして関係性のなかに存在する、まだ目に見えていない価値を可視化することを軸に作品を制作している。
異なるものの境界を消すのではなく、それぞれが存在したまま共鳴し、新たな関係性や世界が立ち現れる場をつくることを試みている。
ART GALLERY
Floral Art Couture
SELECTED PROJECTS 主な実績・プロジェクト
・Floral Art Couture — Signature Artistic Practice
A signature artistic practice that visualizes the inner qualities and individuality of each person through layers of flowers, the body, painting, and space. Each work is created as a unique environment for one individual.
・ Hakata Station — Seasonal Large-Scale Live Painting Series
A series of large-scale live paintings created for a public space at Hakata Station. Each work responded to the changing seasons through painting, washi, plants, and spatial elements.
・ lyf Ginza & lyf Fukuoka — Site-Specific Art Installations
Site-specific artworks created for hotel environments, responding to the architecture, atmosphere, and identity of each location. Painting and washi were integrated directly into the spatial experience.
・Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin — Floral Mannequin Art Installation
Five mannequin installations created across multiple floors of the department store, each developed around a different concept. Floral and sculptural elements transformed the mannequins into artworks within the commercial space.
・Art Gate at Fukuoka Art Museum — Participatory Public Art Project
A participatory public art project created in front of the Fukuoka Art Museum through workshops with children and adults. Individual contributions were brought together to form one collective installation.
・ TEDxHakata — VR Painting Performance
A live performance combining VR painting with physical performance, exploring new possibilities between the body, visual expression, and technology.
・Kimono × Floral Art Performance — Fukuoka City Event
A live floral art performance presented at an event organized by Fukuoka City, combining kimono, the human body, and floral expression. The performance was also featured on the television program Kyoukan TV.
・EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai — Live Art Performance
A live art performance presented in connection with Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, bringing together floral materials, the body, and real-time creation in a public setting.・ Paris 2025 — Group Exhibition
Floral Art Couture was presented as part of a group exhibition in Paris, marking an important step in bringing the practice into an international context.
・Selected for Japan Expo Paris 2026 — Floral Art Performance
Selected to present two 30-minute floral art performances over two days at Japan Expo Paris 2026. One performance focused on creating a floral work on the human body, while the other explored floral expression through an object or spatial installation. Selected for the program; did not participate.
・ Paris 2026 — Site-Specific Floral Art Couture Project
Upcoming — November 2026
An upcoming site-specific project in Paris expanding Floral Art Couture from the human body into an immersive spatial environment. The work will bring together flowers, plants, washi, painting, body, and space within a single artistic world.
