Hikaru Suzuki

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,Department of Human Culture,Media Culture CourseInstructor
Last Updated :2025/06/19

■Researcher basic information

Degree

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Plastic Arts), Musashino Art University, Mar. 2008
  • Master's degree (Media Expression), Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Mar. 2011
  • Master of Arts (Media Arts), Berlin University of the Arts - UdK Berlin, Jul. 2018
  • 東京藝術大学大学院博士後期課程映像メディア学専攻在籍中

Research Keyword

  • Image presentation
  • Documentary
  • Film and New Media Studies
  • moving image
  • Contemporary art
  • Media art
  • Experimental film

Field Of Study

  • Humanities & social sciences, Aesthetic practices, Image presentation

■Career

Career

  • Apr. 2024 - Present
    Teikyo Heisei University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Humanities, Media Culture Course Lecturer
  • Jun. 2020 - Mar. 2024
    ITmedia Inc.
  • Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2014
    Pola Art Foundation fellowship, Berlin, Germany
  • Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2012
    Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Center for Media Culture, Photography and Videography Archive Staff

Educational Background

  • Apr. 2023 - Present, Tokyo University of the Arts, Doctoral Program Department of Film and New Media Studies
  • Oct. 2016 - Jul. 2018, Berlin University of the Arts, Art and Media, Narrative film, Experimental film course
  • Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2011, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Media Creations
  • Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2008, Musashino Art University, College of Art and Design, Department of Sculpture

■Research activity information

Award

  • Mar. 2020
    Agency for Cultural Affairs, 2020 Agency for Cultural Affairs Overseas Study Program for Artists (1-year program) (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
  • Mar. 2013
    ポーラ美術振興財団, ポーラ美術振興財団 若手芸術家 在外助成(ドイツ・ベルリン)
  • Mar. 2012
    映画祭シネドライブ2012 シネドライブ賞(グランプリ)
  • Mar. 2009
    ドキュメンタリージャパン, 第一回 座高円寺ドキュメンタリーフェスティバル 入選
  • Aug. 2008
    群馬県立美術館, 群馬青年ビエンナーレ2008 入選
  • Apr. 2008
    ART AWARD TOKYO 飯田志保子賞

Paper

MISC

Books and other publications

  • Experimental film culture vol.6 in Japan ~Pole Pole alternative~ in catalog               
    Non-profit film screening group; “Experimental Film Culture in Japan”; Naeem Mohaiemen; Hitoshi Takeuchi; Umin Xuan; Hiirahi Isaka; Yasunori Ikeda; Yvonne Rainer; Mei Shirao; Megumi Kamimura; Theater Company PuP.; Shinjiro Maeda; Hikaru Suzuki; Tamagawa Ishikawa; Satoshi Nishizawa, Joint work
    Mar. 2025
  • Bulletin of the Graduate School of Film and New Media Studies, Tokyo University of the Arts .
    Katsura, Eishi; Yamamura, Koji; Tsutsui, Takefumi; Oishi, Michiko; Matsuura, Noboru; Suzuki, Hikaru; Fish, Wang; Kato, Koji; Hirata, Ryoma; Takenaka, Saori; Mukadas, Mukitar; Kimura, Shin; Jingna; Shishikura; Shinobu, Joint work
    左右社, Mar. 2025
    9784865284669
  • Bulletin of the Graduate School of Film and New Media Studies, Tokyo University of the Arts .
    Eishi Katsura; Toni Hildebrand; Koji Yamamura Noboru; Matsuura Michiko Oishi Hikaru Suzuki Koji; Kato Eva; Piaskowska Regina Pessoa; ağıl Harmandar Mirai Sato Kento; Shimizu; Honami Yano, Joint work
    Sayusya, Oct. 2024
    4865284400
  • Co-author of "Katsurao AIR 2023 Catalogue" (Katsurao Village Residence Program), with work published and contributed by Katsurao AIR 2023               
    Katsurao Collective https; katsurao-collective.com/katsurao-air, Joint work
    Mar. 2024
  • Assistant Film Translation Supervisor, Too Late Blues, directed by John Cassavetes               
    Jun. 2023
  • Experimental film culture vol.5 in Japan ~Pole Pole Pole Alternative~ Catalog               
    Co-author Non-profit Film Screening Organization, "Experimental Film Culture", Yusuke Sasaki, Dern Komlian, Satoshi Nishizawa, Hikaru Suzuki, Tomoya Nishikawa, John Cassavetes, Toshiko Takashi, Joint work
    Jun. 2023
  • Experimental film culture vol.4 in Japan - Pole Pole Pole Alternative - Catalog               
    Non-profit film screening organization; “Experimental film culture”; Alan Sekula; Noel Birch; Toshiko Yu; Reiji Saito; Lodz Film School; Yutaro Keino; Miko Rebeleza; Carolina Fusilier; Hikari Nagamura; Hikari Suzuki, Joint work
    2022
  • 映画翻訳監修 映画『Remote Intimacy』(19分)(シルヴィア・シェデルバウアー監督作品)               
    非営利映像上映団体 Experimental Film Culture in Japan, Apr. 2021
  • 映画翻訳監修 映画『The Future Perefect』(65分)(ネレ・ヴォールアッツ監督作品)               
    非営利映像上映団体 Experimental Film Culture in Japan, Apr. 2021
  • 映画翻訳監修 映画『Szenario』(89分)(フィリップ・ヴィトマン監督作品)               
    映画翻訳監修
    非営利映像上映団体 Experimental Film Culture in Japan, Apr. 2021
  • Experimental film culture vol.3 in Japan ~Pole Pole Pole Alternative~ Catalog               
    Non-profit film screening organization; “Experimental film culture”; Philippe Wittmann; Karsten Krause; UTDT-HFBK; Hikaru Suzuki; Shingo Kanekawa; Maria Arche; Nele Wohlatz; Katsuya Okuma; Okamoto Taiga; Kohei Kobayashi; Shingo Takashima; Shu Nakagawa; Shu Kanegae; James Benning; Takayuki Yoshida; Takafumi Kato; Satoshi Nishizawa; Shun Ikezoe; Sylvia Söderbauer, Joint work
    Experimental film non-profit film screening organization, “Experimental film culture”., 2021
  • DVD release film "Anraku Island"               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    SOLCHORD https://solchord.jp/4th.html https://solchord.stores.jp/, 2015

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • 公開講座 : フィルム・キュレーション Vol.2「生と死のヴァナキュラー」               
    加藤幸治[民俗学者・武蔵野美術大学教授] 鈴木光[映像作家・帝京平成大学人文社会学部講師] 松浦昇[メディア研究・東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科ゲスト講師]
    04 Nov. 2024, [Invited]
  • Otemon Gakuin University Faculty of Sociology Arts and Culture Project "Transformation of Landscape" after the film screening
    Hiroki Harada (Artis; Hiroko Tasaka (Curator; Tokyo Metropolitan; Museum of Photography; Misora Nishihara; Otemon Gakuin; University sociology studen; Moderator; Yosaku Matsutani; Otemon Gakuin; University sociology professor; Hikaru Suzuki
    Jan. 2024, [Invited]
  • Public Lecture: Film Curation "Essay Film and Vernacular" (Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts (Doctoral Program, RAM Association), Musashino Art University Joint Research "Basic Research on the Utilization of Folk Materials at Art University")               
    Lecturers; Professor Koji Kato; Curatorial Program in Liberal Arts; Culture; Musashino Art University; Noboru Matsuura; Guest Lecturer; Graduate School of Film; New Media; Tokyo University of the Arts; Hikaru Suzuki; Doctoral Program; Graduate School of Film; New Media; Tokyo University of; he
    21 Oct. 2023, [Invited]
  • Yebisu Film Festival 2015 "See You on the Planet"               
    Hiroko Tasaka; Curator; Tokyo Metropolitan; Museum of; Photography; Filmmaker; Hikaru Suzuki
    2015 Yebisu Film Festival “See You on the Planet” Artist Symposium organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Feb. 2015, [Invited]
  • The 4th Series “ART at IAMAS(情報科学芸術大学院大学) / Creativity in Progress” Professor Shinjiro Maeda × Artist Hikaru Suzuki “FUKUSHIMA - BERLIN” - A diary film by Hikaru Suzuki               
    IAMAS Professor; Shinjiro Maeda × Author; Hikaru Suzuki
    4th Series "ART at IAMAS / Creativity in Progress, 19 Dec. 2012, [Invited]

Works

  • Fukushima Keisounikki               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    23 Sep. 2023, Artistic activity
  • BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    10 Oct. 2021, Artistic activity
  • A video letter project between Buenos Aires and Fukushima, Yokohama               
    Franca Malfatti; Hikaru Suzuki
    20 May 2020, Artistic activity
  • Michiko               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    23 Jul. 2018, Artistic activity
  • Garden               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    01 Oct. 2016, Artistic activity
  • Fukushima Berlin               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    08 Mar. 2015, Artistic activity
  • Das Strahlen               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    01 Mar. 2015, Artistic activity
  • FUKUSHIMA BERLIN 2               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    01 Jan. 2015, Artistic activity
  • Mr.S & Doraemon               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    01 Mar. 2012, Artistic activity
  • Anrakuto               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    01 Mar. 2011, Artistic activity
  • GOD AND FATHER AND ME               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    01 Mar. 2009, Artistic activity
  • Slaked lime               
    Hikaru Suzuki
    01 Apr. 2008, Artistic activity

Research Themes

  • Video Letter Exchange: Community of Images
    Collaborative Cataloging Japan and the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia in partnership with Philadelphia Art Alliance at University of the Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
    Jul. 2024 - Aug. 2024

Social Contribution Activities

Media Coverage

  • 河北新報による報道 東京電力福島第1原発事故で被災した福島県葛尾村での滞在制作               
    河北新報, 河北新報, https://kahoku.news/articles/20230730khn000035.html, Jul. 2023

■University education and qualification information

Qualifications, licenses

  • Test Daf 3 (German)