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TranslatorHeidi Kumao2023-03-06T23:14:18-04:00

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Heidi Kumao creates video, machine art, and installations to explore ordinary social interactions and their psychological undercurrents. Emerging from the intersection of sculpture, theater and engineering, her work demonstrates how small gestures, even the most private and poetic, can become political acts. Her work has been exhibited at Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, San Jose Museum of Art, Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires and numerous other venues worldwide. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital grant and others. She is a Professor in the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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New animated short installed for the Ceramics x Fiber exhibition in Detroit! 
Sample from “Too Much and Never Enough” 
My first #verticalvideo 
Opening reception Fri March 27, 6-9 pm
Paired w the amazing work of @jessicabrandl 

Ceramics x Fiber: Spotlighting Detroit’s Collaborative Craft Community at NCECA celebrates collaboration as both method and message, offering a platform for connection, experimentation, and visibility within Detroit’s vibrant craft landscape.

Exhibition Details
Exhibition Title: Ceramics x Fiber
Dates: March 24–28, 2026
Times: Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm
Reception: Friday, March 27, 6-9pm
Location: Detroit Design District at the Boyer Campbell Building, First Floor & Mezzanine
Address: 6540 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI
For additional information, please contact the exhibition organizers: JessikaEdgar@gmail.com, Kaitlin.Shulman@gmail.com

#experimentalanimation #fabriccutouts #sexualassault #experimentalfilm
Thanks @a2pulp for the nice write up about local filmmakers who are screening in this year’s @aafilmfest.

https://pulp.aadl.org/film

#experimentalfilm #stopmotionanimation #experimentalanimation #lostpet #voicemails
“35 Days” has some screenings coming up!
#AnnArborFilmFest Sat March 28, 1:30 pm
#experimentsincinema Thurs April 16

I know Sat Mar 28 is “NO KINGS” march day, but I’d love to have people stop by the screening for a brief moment of art. It’s a good program! All ages!
#experimentalfilm #experimetalanimation #lostpet
My first film review —for “35 Days”! From the Inlander, Spokane,WA. Screening at the @spokane_iff  in the “Worlds of Animation” program, Sun Mar 7@11:15am @The Magic Lantern.
Thanks Spokane Int’l Film Festival!
 
#experimentalfilm #experimentalanimation #lostpet #fabriccutouts #shortfilm
“35 Days” screens tonight @dcindiefilmfestival at the Regal Cinema in DC. 
#experimentalfilm #lostpet #stopmotion #fabriccutouts
Sound on!  Trailer for my #experimentalfilm #35Days. Strangers answer the call to locate a missing pet.
#stopmotionanimation #fabriccutouts #lostcat
Playing at the @dcindiefilmfestival this Saturday at 8:45pm in the animated shorts program.
Tried some new quilting ideas at our @a2mqg retreat last weekend. Love spending time w other talented  #sewists. I always learn so much.
#improvquilting #courthousesteps #orangepeel #modernquilting
My #animation, “35 Days” will be making its East Coast Premiere at @dcindiefilmfestival  Feb 14! 8:45 pm Regal cinema
#passionproject #experimentalfilm #experimentalanimation #lostpet
“Session 3,” fabric cutouts on felt. 16x20x1 inches.

#relationships #couplescounseling #fiberart #textileart #drawingwithfabric
SOUND ON! Tiny excerpt from “35 Days,” 2025.
A lost pet catalyzes a neighborhood (mine) during the pandemic lockdown.
Audio is from voicemails I received.
Animated using fabric and paper cutouts, thread.

#experimentalanimation #stopmotionanimation #lostpet #catvideo #animatedshort #voicemails #framebyframeanimation #lipsync #drawingwiththread #fabriccutouts #cellphone
SOUND ON! excerpt from “35 Days,”2025. Experimental stop motion animation, 6:49 min
A lost pet catalyzes a neighborhood during the pandemic lockdown.
Audio is from real voicemails that I received. 

#experimentalanimation #stopmotionanimation #lostpet #catvideo #animatedshort #voicemails #framebyframeanimation
SOUND ON! 1:26 min excerpt from "35 Days," my short film about the neighborhood search for my lost cat, Ruben, during COVID. Animated using fabric and paper cutouts and thread.
All audio is from real voicemails I received. Total run time: 6:49 min.

FYI: Ruben was found alive, 3 miles away, 35 days later.

#experimentalanimation #stopmotionanimation #fabriccutouts #annarbor #lostpetstory #voicemails #animateddocumentary #experimentalfilm #michiganfilmmaker #basedonatruestory #realaudio #catvideo #cats_of_instagram
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NEWS & EVENTS

Heidi Kumao2025-10-02T08:35:17-04:00

Solo exhibition NYC, Sept. 30-Oct 25

Heidi Kumao2025-02-03T01:05:30-04:00

Chicago Exhibition-Alma Gallery until March 30, 2025

Natalia Rocafuerte2025-02-03T01:15:30-04:00

“Real and Imagined” is a Finalist for the 20th Annual Best Book Awards

Natalia Rocafuerte2025-01-22T01:52:50-04:00

“The Farewell” is featured in “Interpretations 2023” at Visions Museum of Textile Art

Natalia Rocafuerte2023-11-08T21:41:56-04:00

Untold Stories, Stamps Gallery features work by Heidi Kumao , Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo, Jim Cogswell, Carlos F. Jackson, and Emilia Yang

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