Date | 2.24 (Wed) – 3.14 (Sun) . 2010
Time | 10:00-20:00
Venue | Harbor City (Hong Kong)
Address | 3-27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

DAISY BALLOON Book vol.2 | “Light, Shadow and Balloons”:
Date | 1.2010
Page | 27-45
Shooting | Tokyo, Japan

Balloon | DAISY BALLOON
Photographer | Hiroshi Manaka, Photo Retouch | Yoshiaki Sakurai, Hair&Make-up | Rie Suda, Stylist | Tastuhiko Marumoto

We exhibited 14 works at the “Chocolate A-Z Exhibition”held at Harbour City, Hong Kong’s largest shopping mall. The entire exhibit spanned a 70-meter stretch of walkway. This exhibition was curated by Hong Kong creative studio, AllRightsReserved, and featured chocolate in all its glory through the A-Z of chocolate-focused artwork and products. 35 artists and designers created works for this exhibit. Knowing this event would draw well-known artists, we wanted to shine a massive light toward the hidden talent within Japan and show off the shadows it casted. In this stagnant Japanese economy, innovation is critical, but at the same time, we need to put the spotlight on things that are still in the dark. This should be Japan’s next step. When you look into a bright flashlight, you see a shadow the moment you close your eyes. In a similar way, we hope our vivid colors and dynamic visuals have seared a lasting impression into the minds of the viewers who traversed the walkway and that they will remember that it represents Japan’s path toward progress.

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