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PEOPLEText: Kyoko Tachibana

Tell us about your recent work like videos and graphics and etc. Can you explain each works?

Lightning Babe project is a personal project I am working on at the moment. Lightning Babe is created based on the 1950’s Chinese female gymnastics figure, but designed with a modern twist. In the 1950’s, when my mom was a very young woman, her dress, hairstyle, green uniform, scarlet cheeks, energetic voice and music, all became vivid memories of my childhood.

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Works with Lightning Babe range from posters, animated wallpaper for projections, and emoticons for MSN PC, cushions, figures, to even rugs and sweaters… Which covered many media.

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The latest commissioned motion graphics work is opener for “Get It Louder” which is showing on Shift.jp before on the right hand side banner. It’s 30″ piece which you can see from my website under “commercial”.

How is the art scene in Beijing? With the active work of 798 art district, it seems hotter and hotter these days.

Yes it seems hotter, and more touristy too. Big buses full of tourists pull up and pour out foreigners with cameras flashing. I don’t know much about art scene in Beijing. I don’t know where this is heading either. I guess this makes more people see more art, talk about more art, sell more art, make more art, comsume more art… If this is the right logic.

Can you recommend us any hot places apart from 798?

Cao Chang Di maybe is newest place with lot of attraction. I see a lot of people searching every inch of Cao Chang Di trying for studio space or to build a studio and sublet to other artists.

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What do you do usually when you are not working?

I work and sleep in the same space, so work and play all merge together..I will be watching my favorite DVDs on my laptop at the same time designing on another computer. If i am not working at home I will put on a t shirt with “I am actually away from my computer” printed on my back and walk around, go wherever my feet take me.

What is your next plan?

I don’t have a plan, my plans never worked. I play it by ear.

Can you give readers a message?

Never listen to others.

Text: Kyoko Tachibana

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