A group of artists, graphic designers and art connoisseurs, who are looking forward to organize an international poster exhibition, in association with some internationally organizations of repute. The goal of this exhibition is to offer Japan a hand of support so that the nation can recover from the aftermath of the triple disaster (earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster). For this, we invited artists, painters, graphic designers and writers to attend with their contribution on the issue of the tragic events in Japan.
This project was founded by Mansoureh Rahnama in 2011 to communicate the relevance of the triple disaster. On March 11, 2011, where more than 20,000 people died. More than half a million people had to leave their hometowns because of the worst nuclear disaster in the world since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
The founder of the project with her fellow campaigners and supporters organised several exhibitions, book publications, workshops and lectures between 2011 and 2014 around the world, which were associated with great publicity and recognition.
“This project helped Japan through a difficult time”.
Ministry of Culture of Japan
International jury members:
Pamela Campagna + Thomas A. Scheiderbauer – graphic designers and the founders of L – a b l e, an art- and design studio – based in Polignano a Mare in the south of Italy – which works internationally on cultural and social matters. (Italy)
Holger Jacobs – Founder and Director at Mind Design London and visiting Professor at University for Applied Sciences Düsseldorf (Great Britain)
Wilfried Korfmacher – Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, diploma in Design and Psychology, member of ADC (Germany)
Uwe Loesch – leading international poster designer, member of the Alliance Graphique Interantionale, 1990-2008 Professor for communication design at the University of Wuppertal. (Germany)
Luba Lukova – artist and designer, regarded as one of the most distinctive image-makers working today (USA)
John Moore – Creative director at many international advertising agencies – Leo Burnett and J. W. Thomson, and winner of three Latin American Biennials of typography “Tipos Latinos” (Venezuela)
Woody Pirtle – was an equity partner at Pentagram New York for 18 years, member of the Alliance Graphique Interantionale (USA)
Christopher Scott – Award winning internationally recognised poster designer. He has had his posters all over the world. (Ireland)
Shinoske Sugisaki – Professor at Osaka University of Arts, Creative Director of Shinoske Design and member of the Alliance Graphique Interantionale. (Japan)