Mumbleboy
Mumbleboy／マンブルボーイ
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（本名：ハナダキンヤ）
神奈川県横浜市生まれ13才の時、親の仕事の都合で渡米。Rhode Island School of Design修士課程後、New Yorkに拠点を移し、Mumbleboyという名で活動を開始。
当時インターネット初期におけるサイトでフラッシュアニメーションを発表。同時にオリジナルキャラクターグッズ（プラッシュドールやTシャツ等）の販売も行う。フラッシュアニメーションを通じて映画祭（ロッテルダム国際映画祭やサンダンス映画祭）への招待やNYグランドセントラル駅での作品投映やミュージアム・オブ・ムービング・イメージでのインタラクティブ作品発表など様々な活動をする。音楽のライブやイベント（Transmediale FestivalやPictoplasma Festivalなど）でのVJ活動やミュージシャンのPV（Beck、Solex、O.Lamm、トクマルシューゴ、Momusなど）制作も行う。
約３０年在米の後、帰国し在住先の神奈川県藤沢市を中心にアート展示活動を行う。
Mumbleboy a.k.a Kinya Hanada was born and raised in Yokohama until 13 years old at which time his family relocated to the USA for work. After receiving a MFA from Rhode Island School of Design he moved to New York City and started various projects under the monicker ‘Mumbleboy’
During the early days of the internet he created a website to showcase his original Flash animations ,alongside this he made original character goods such as handmade plush dolls and silk screened T-shirts. Through the popularity of the Flash animation,he received invitations to the Rotterdam International Film Festival & Sundance Film Festival and was asked to project his animation on the celing of the NY Grand Central station, he also showed an interactive piece at the American Museum of the Moving Image.
VJ gigs followed at concerts and events such as the Transmediale Festival and Pictoplasma Festival which lead to a move into making music videos for artists such as Beck, Solex, O.Lamm, Shugo Tokumaru, Momus, etc.
After almost 30 years in the US, he is now back in Japan and is creating art in his studio in the city of Fujisawa where he now resides.
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www.instagram.com/eyes_of_kh
■Schedule
【6/24～7/16 Exhibition】
“DANCE by CHANCE” at WISH LESS gallery
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