Hibiki Tokiwa

Hibiki Tokiwa : Photographer, Designer, DJ, etc...
Hibiki Tokiwa Planet (in my room)
Panorama Photo by AMARONA:P
Fantasia erotica Japanesa
Oct.9. 2008 to Dec.11. 2008
at ARTZ 21
Av. Marques de l'Argentera,
21 08003　Barcelona，Spain
http://www.artz21.com
Yasuharu Konishi & Hibiki Tokiwa
"For The Person Who Always Think About The Record" 小西康陽×常盤響　著
「いつもレコードのことばかり考えている人 のために。」
アスキーメディアワークス刊　発売中！
5/29〜6/8
HIBIKI TOKIWA EXHIBITION Introducing Tour
Bodhi presents Hibiki Tokiwa's first solo exhibition outside of Japan.
29th May - 8th June 2008
11am - 6pm (Monday - Sunday)
214 Brick Lane, London E1 6SA
www.bodhi-uk.com
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HIBIKI TOKIWA
Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan.
Hibiki Tokiwa is a Tokyo based artist, photographer, graphic designer and illustrator.
His first career, whilst still attending high school, was as a writer and illustrator for underground cultural magazines. He has since gone on to design and shoot advertising for Beams, Docomo, Shiseido, to name a few. He has also designed many CD covers for the likes of Yann Tomita, Denki Groove, Yoshinori Sunahara, El-Malo, Stereo Lab.
He is a talented musician and DJ as well as a music video director. He has remixed for Tei Towa, Cornelius, Pizzicato Five and YMO. Hibiki Tokiwa is also a member of several music bands. Space Ponch (with Yuichi Kishino and the others) has released "World Shopping with Space Ponch" on MOIKAI (Jim O'Rourke's record company). Midnight Bowlers is with Yoshinori Sunahara who was in Denki Groove.
Hibiki Tokiwa has established a career as a photographer. His photographs of girls, shot with a wide angle lens, has had a major impact in the photography scene in Japan. Many books of his images have been published: "Sloopy Girls" "Freedom of Choice" "Girl Friends" "Girl Friends2" "Girl U WANT" "Rolexibition" and more...
He has recently started to travel and shoot throughout South East Asia as well as USA and Europe.
Hibiki Tokiwa was selected as one of the "Tokyo POP 10 people" by Takashi Murakami. He has close friendships with Keigo Oyamada (Counelius), Yasuharu Konishi (ex Pizzicato Five), Tei Towa (ex Deee-Lite), DenkiGroove, Hideaki Anno (Evangelion director) and more.
He has no style. Hibiki Tokiwa is style himself.
[Asian Trip Photo Works]
[Girls Photo Works]
[CD Design Works]
[Music Works]
1994 : MARS ART LAB. DISECTION KIT (not for sale)
1996 : TRANSONIC NOT FOR SALE (Transonic not for sale)
1997 : Towa Tei / Haircut Museum Against the Coffee NON STOP MUSIC from SOUND MUSEUM & SWEET ROBOTS AGAINST THE MACHINE
1997 : Hi-Posi /Warau Onna (with Towa Tei)
1998 : H / James Electric Ragen (Home Error)
1998 : CUT UP! TRATTORIA (Polystar / Trattoria not for sale)
1999 : YMO / Nice Age (with Akira Mizumoto & Ichiro Sakai)
1999 : Space Ponch / THE WORLD SHOPPING WITH SPACE PONCH (Moikai)
1999 : Roboshop Mania vs Hibiki Tokiwa/HIBIKI TOKIWA MADCAP-MIX (LDK)
2001 : DJ Mix Album "Jet Boy Jet Girl"(Polystar/Transonic)
2001 : How To Scratch Part1 & 2 (From KONAMI Beatmania "THE SOUND OF TOKYO")
2001 : Pillow Talk (demonstration in market) (from A Tribute to Terry Johnson "Pillow Talks")
2003 : Electorico Eroticos (from SOB-A-MBIENT "Music for your favorite soba shop")
2003 : Thank You A.M.E.R.I.C.A. (from READYMADE MAGAZINE no.01)
2007 : Pizzicato Five / ピチカートファイブの考えたことはなんです か (columbia / Radymade)