Hiroe Saeki

Hiroe Saeki — 2026-07-18T06:45:16Z

Speculative Vistas, 2026, Curated by Pujan Gandhi
Venue: Galerie Isa, Mumbai
Dates: 9 July - 24 August

Hiroe Saeki — 2026-07-18T06:35:38Z

Speculative Vistas, 2026, Curated by Pujan Gandhi

Venue: Galerie ISA, Mumbai
Dates: 9 July - 24 August, 2026

“During this month of (Shravana), the rivers meet the sea making a pleasant scene. The creepers (freshened by rains) have clung to trees. The lightning meets the clouds and shines all around. The peacocks (listening to the thundering of lightning and knowing the rains around) make happy sounds announcing the meeting of earth and sky.” — Keshavdas, excerpt from the Baramasa (The Songs of the Seasons)

The drama of the Indian Monsoon has long proved a wellspring of artistic revelation. To celebrate the spirit of a season marked by contemplation and transformation, Speculative Vistas brings together a group of international, intergenerational artists who have developed distinct methodologies to reframe our gaze, proposing novel ways to reflect on and relate to the outside world.

Hiroe Saeki (b. 1978, Osaka, Japan) ventures even further spiritually in her exploration of space, eschewing the Western Euclidean model in favor of the Buddhist notion of the void. Adopting this state of emptiness—from which all arises and dissolves—engenders a mindscape upon which the artist layers subtle cosmological associations. Beginning with comet-like wisps of graphite, she leaps to a crescent sun applied in gold leaf, all while luminous washes of multiple moons float in an iridescent sky.

Hiroe Saeki — 2026-01-21T18:11:25Z

THE SPACE IN BETWEEN, 2025-2026
Venue: 171 Gallery in Luzern, Switzerland
Dates: 27 November - 17 January

- Installation

Hiroe Saeki — 2026-01-21T16:44:46Z

Art Mumbai, 2025
Venue: Mahalaxmi Racecourse
Booth: C22, Galerie Isa
Dates: 13 - 16 November

- Installation

Hiroe Saeki — 2025-12-16T18:09:20Z

Quantum #1 , 2025
Pencil, water colour, acrylic ink, gouache
and gold leaf on paper mounted on wooden panel
Diptych, 40 x 40 x 3 cm each
Private Collection

- Work

Hiroe Saeki — 2025-12-16T10:46:25Z

Quantum #2 , 2025

Pencil, water colour, acrylic ink, gouache
and gold leaf on paper mounted on wooden panel
Diptych, 40 x 40 x 3 cm each

Collection of the Artist

Hiroe Saeki — 2025-12-16T10:37:50Z

Quantum #3, 2025

Pencil, water colour, acrylic ink, gouache
and gold leaf on paper mounted on wooden panel
Diptych, 40 x 40 x 3 cm each

Collection of the Artist

Hiroe Saeki — 2025-12-16T10:30:36Z

Shift #1-#4, 2025

Pencil, water colour, acrylic ink, gouache
and gold leaf on paper mounted on wooden panel
Set of 4, 38 x 45.5 x 2 cm each

Collection of the Artist

Hiroe Saeki — 2025-07-20T08:32:06Z

SURFACE, TIME, MEMORY, ILLUSION, 2025
Venue: Galerie Isa, Mumbai
Dates: 10 July - 23 August

- Installation

SURFACE, MEMORY, ILLUSION / Press release / 2025

Hiroe Saeki — 2025-07-03T13:15:38Z

Curated by Jamila Adeli

Venue: Galerie Isa
Dates: 10 July - 23 August, 2025

Text by: Priyanka R. Khanna

Galerie ISA is proud to present a Summer group show titled ‘Surface, Time, Memory, Illusion',
Curated by Jamila Adeli. The show spotlights the work of a diverse roster of artists from India and
across the world.

Known for their abstractions of form and a proclivity for minimalism, these artists represent a
multiplicity in practice, dimensionality and theory. But running through their works are common
threads—-an exploration of materiality, the tension within liminal spaces, a spotlight on the cycle of nature and a challenge to engage and explore beyond just the surface.

These artists use material tension and heightened surface textures to bring into focus a play of light, palette and the whimsy of illusion.

Hiroe Saeki's (b. 1978, Osaka Japan) narrative-focused, delicate works also reference nature and its
mysteries. Using dripping Japanese ink and the pencil, her monochromatic works represent the cycle of life, a renewed understanding of self, and her journey through an existential crisis.

While these artists are moulding classic disciplines and traditions in very individual ways, a shared
commitment to provocation is what unites them. Through elements of mark-making, repetition and material tension, they open up a space for deep contemplation, a challenge to see beyond, and to view and interpret these works on an intensely personal level.