""I don't trust my imagination very much, so I often create works based on things I've actually experienced," says Hewa. "I want to animate those indescribable states where all sorts of emotions get mixed up together." In these micro-animations (that do well on social media, both because of their quick runtimes and windows into varyingly haunted and serene worlds), Hewa animates women dreaming of other realities, dinner guests locked into a perpetual state of laughing and empty streets lined with crooked houses."
"The act of creating art surrounding the every-day, the mundane or daily routines has become a bit of a cliché. It makes sense, considering artists are usually inspired by the ins and outs of their own lived experiences. But animator and artist Hewa, from Kyoto, Japan, takes these common vignettes of life and turns them into not-quite still life stories but stories that are still moving, still happening, still breathing."
Hewa is an animator and artist from Kyoto, Japan. Hewa often creates work based on lived experience rather than pure imagination. The micro-animations compress everyday vignettes into brief, moving scenes that mix haunted and serene moods. Recurring images include women dreaming of alternate realities, guests trapped in perpetual laughter, and empty streets of crooked houses. The work aims to resonate with people who struggle to find their place in society. The visual style uses dusty painted textures and light geometric forms resembling cell-shaded anime. An original short is planned for production next year.
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