Hajime Héritier

Biography

Hajime Héritier (*1997, Geneva, CH) lives and works in Bern & Geneva, CH.

2018-2021: Bachelor's degree at HEAD Genève, Geneva, CH.
2019-2020: Exchange student at the Korean National University of Arts-Seoul
2021-2023: Hajime worked with his art collective „Soup!” Together with the other members of the collective, Hajime led workshops, participated in artist residencies, and organized exhibitions throughout Switzerland.

Hajime worked in Geneva as a bike messenger for „Go-Fast“. He is one of the founding members of this bike courier association.

2023: Hajime moved to Bern to pursue a master's degree in CAP at the HKB.
Hajime is an active member of „Rad_au“, a collective based in Bern since 2023.

Artist Statement

Hajime works as a bicycle messenger, which explains his focus on the urban environment. Drawing on his experience of public spaces, he has begun to develop an artistic practice centered on the dynamics of cities, seeking to capture and convey their energy.

He works with both existing spaces and objects, employing printmaking, drawing, painting, video, sculpture, and even performance as part of his installations.

Hajime appropriates and reinterprets the objects and their connotations that surround him. His work suggests an alternative to the common system of the art world that he loves to reinterpret through a satiric gaze.