ARTIST TALKS
2016 Artist Talk, "MoMA Prime Time Exchange" How can we bring different generation together? Co-produced by MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) at The Museum of Modern Art
2016 Artist Talk, "Art + Inter-generational Exchange", co-produced by More Art and Artist Volunteer Center and a part of the ArtsEverywhere/Musagetes Artist Round Table series, moderated by Queens Museum Staff. At Queens Museum
2010 Guest Panelist, "Brainstorm! Selling Work Online", A presentation of the Asian American Arts Alliance, co-produced by the Queens Council on the Arts and New York Foundation for the Arts. At New York Foundation for the Arts
HIDEMI TAKAGI
MY HOME
My Home is an ongoing collaborative project combining portraiture and storytelling, featuring first- and second-generation immigrants. Each participant wears clothing that reflects their cultural heritage, and their portraits are paired with personal narratives that honor immigrant identity, memory, and resilience.
Through this project, I use portraiture as a tool to explore how immigrants express home in both personal and public spaces. Each collaboration grows out of conversation and trust—together we brainstorm wardrobe, stories, and meaningful locations connected to their experiences. This process ensures that every subject’s voice and identity remain central to the work.
I am currently working with participants in New York City and plan to expand to other U.S. cities and internationally, including Japan. As an immigrant from Japan, I’ve witnessed rising anti-immigrant sentiment not only in the U.S. but also in my home country. My Home is a visual response to that climate—an effort to celebrate visibility, humanity, and the beauty of belonging across borders.
