Words become images; images become words: New Concrete & Visual Poetry by Hiromi Suzuki (Tokyo, Japan)

"Untitled (haiku)" by Hiromi Suzuki (Tokyo, Japan) 

(July 2024) (Image courtesy of the artist)

Words become images; images become words:

Concrete & Visual Poetry by Hiromi Suzuki

 

The work of Hiromi Suzuki reveals the potential of the new visual poetries currently emerging.

While Western concrete and pattern poetry represent a kind of hyper-formalism, Suzuki reaches a higher level of expression via skillful use of collage, distortion and many other available tools. Technology has created many new possibilities for concrete poetry.

Suzuki’s compositions tend to be language-centered. They also offer the reader fascinating image-text juxtapositions that produce asemics as well. In Suzuki’s vispo, words become images; images become words. At times he uses open field composition, which tend to reduce disruption and fragmentation.

I am very pleased to present recent work by Hiromi Suzuki at The New Concrete Poetry. I hope we will see more of his work here. Deepest thanks to him for granting permission to use his images.

 

De Villo Sloan

February 5, 2025

"Untitled" by Hiromi Suzuki (July 2024) 

(Image courtesy of the artist)

"Moderato Cantabile 5" by Hiromi Suzuki (July 2024) 

(Image courtesy of the artist)

"Untitled" by Hiromi Suzuki (February 2025) 

(Image courtesy of the artist)

"Untitled (haiku)" by Hiromi Suzuki (July 2024) 

(Image courtesy of the artist)