Rumiko Hagiwara is a Japanese visual artist based in Amsterdam, currently focusing on film. Embracing her cross-cultural perspective, she creates imaginary narratives around overlooked or unnoticed historical facts, weaving them into film form. Her works aim to twist points of attention and values attached to everyday phenomena, often resulting in a humorous poetics of the ordinary. Branding as Conceptual Art is an experimental silk business launched as part of her film project Silkworm Madcap. By collecting discarded Japanese silk kimonos and repurposing them into European-style silk garments—starting with neckwear—the initiative seeks to establish an absurd ‘Silk Road,’ serving as a core narrative element of the film.
