Hiroyuki Hamada

Back in October of 2007 (before Booooooom existed), I interviewed an artist named Hiroyuki Hamada. I thought it might be fun to re-post this interview as it no longer exists anywhere on the internet.Hamada vs Hamada: An interview with Hiroyuki Hamada I randomly came across Hiroyuki Hamada’s work, following a link from Newstoday. We share the same name but in terms of immediate family we are completely unrelated. After seeing his amazing work I thought it would be fun to contact Hiroyuki and see if he would allow me to interview him, I mean how could he say no to family?JH: Hello Hiroyuki! It’s a rainy day today, also known as a regular day, here in Vancouver. I live in a cul-de-sac and my neighbor has a couple of identical orange cats that usually climb around on the box hedge outside of my window (and sometimes stick their heads in my window when it’s open). But with all the rain today, I’m sure they’re indoors enjoying a cup of tea. I am listening to Madlib’s Shades of Blue while I write to you. Can you describe where exactly you are?HH: Hi, Jeff, I’m in a town called East Hampton at the very tip of Long Island, NY. It’s about a couple of hours away from NYC. It’s sort of a semi-suburb, semi-country place with beaches nearby. I got a house and a studio in woods here.JH: A studio in the woods, that’s every artists’ dream! I know you grew up in Japan until you were 18, can you share a bit of your experience coming to North America for the first time.HH: I actually resisted the idea at first. I was just out of high school and all my friends were there in Japan. But my father insisted that I should come with rest of the family members since he was moving to the US for a few years because of his job (working in the steel industry,

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