The illustrator, Chisato Shinya, is coming to Soso cafe, to have another exhibition! She had an exhibition last year, and is very popular. Recently, she is becoming more and more popular and popular in Japan and all over the world. She took on a project with some other artists to redesign the Hotel FOX in Denmark. Her glasses and coasters were released from "ChilliChilly" in Hong Kong. It will be the first time for us to see her after the last exhibition named "Imagine Story", which was given last year in Soso cafe.

© Chisato Shinya. Snow Queen, Die Gestalten Verlag 2004

In this exhibition, she will show us her three-dimensional pieces based on her illustrations, which she recently offered to Die Gestalten Verlag, a publisher in Germany for The Illustrated Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm and Andersen.
This year is the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth. We can see his world and enjoy it with Chisato's imaginary pieces, in spite of the ages. Let's go to her fairy world in Soso cafe!

Chisato Shinya Exhibition "Andersen"
Date: August 1 -12, 2005
Place: Soso Cafe
Address: 1F Sansei Bld., S1 W13 Chuo-ku Sapporo, Japan
Tel: +81-11-280-2240
Open: 11:00 - 21:00

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*The opening party will be held on 1st August, 2005.


Chisato Shinya: An illustrator, living in Sapporo, Japan, is an illustrator for advertisements, magazines, etc. She also has some personal projects, like exhibitions, as an artist. In April 2005, she took part in "Wallpaper Collection Exhibition" produced by Maxalot. It will be hosted in Europe and Japan. Her glass works will be released from ChilliChilly of Hong Kong soon.