Recapturing Happiness:
Photo Exhibition

PROJECT INFO: JICC Exhibition | Recapturing Happiness: The Enduring Spirit of Ishinomaki with Keisuke Hirai
PROJECT SCOPE: Primary designer for all exhibition-related assets and print materials
PROJECT DURATION: December 2023 to March 2024 (deliverables completed within 2 weeks)
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DESCRIPTION:
Recapturing Happiness: The Enduring Spirit of Ishinomaki, featuring photographs by Mr. Keisuke Hirai, is an exhibition that conveys the resilience of the human spirit, the joy of community, and the moments of happiness that persisted in Ishinomaki following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. The exhibition will be held from January 31 to March 13, 2024 at the Japan Information & Culture Center, and admission is free of charge. In April 2011, Mr. Hirai traveled to Ishinomaki to begin documenting the disaster-struck area. What began as a trip to archive recovery efforts taking place in Ishinomaki turned into a photo project capturing moments of joy within the city’s community despite the incomprehensible adversities that confronted them. This exhibition reminds us of the longing for happiness that shines through even in unimaginably dark times when we come together, be it as family, friends, or neighbors.A backdrop to this remarkable story of the enduring nature of the human spirit is the disaster relief operation and humanitarian assistance extended to local Japanese citizens in the Tohoku region by U.S. military service men and women. Operation TOMODACHI has left a lasting sense of gratitude and appreciation within Japan for the U.S. military and American people.


ASSETS MADE & TASKS:  Exhibition panels (B4; 18 x 24"; 32 x 48"; 40 x 40"; 48 x 48), vinyl window decals (39 x 21" English; 20 x 23" Kanji Logotype), vector illustrations, promotional flyer, promotional postcard (4 x 6"), copywriting, copy editing
TOOLKIT: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Express, Google Workspace, Zoom