The Japanese language is rich in onomatopoetics (jap. gitaigo).
The Japanese language is rich
in onomatopoetics (jap. gitaigo).
Hoshino presented in Leipzig
and Chemnitz the gitaigo of for
example salarymen, housewifes
und Students in Tokyo in some
hand binded books in Japanese
and German with short and funny
texts and own xylographies.
She is also working on a Leipzig
dictionary with many daily observations
of her last years living in
Leipzig.
In the Ohayô Japan Festival
sie will show her new work: Small
Guide of Japanese Cuisine.
Hoshino Keiko was born in 1985
in Fukuoka, Japan. In 2006 she
fi nished her BA in Graphic Design
(Tama Art University, Tôkyô).
With a scholarship from DAAD
(German Academic Exchange
Service) she came to Leipzig in
2006 and started her studies of
Book art / Graphic Design (Typographie)
at Hochschule für Grafi k
und Buchkunst (HGB), Leipzig.
From October on she will receive
a scholarship from Ito Foundation
for International Education Exchange.
This year Hoshino will together
with Ushio Kuni design the
print works of the festival, like the
poster stamp, the postcard and
the festival book.
SPINNWERK: 7. - 11. Oktober 2009
Vernissage: 7. Oktober 2009, 19.30 Uhr (FESTIVAL-ERFÖFFNUNG!) - mit Sushi-Buffet + grünem Tee!
