The Prelude Exhibition of The First Shanghai Graphic Design Biennale – TopoPoster: International Poster Design Exhibition, after six months (June – December, 2025) of planning and preparation, was successfully held from December 13 to December 22, 2025. As one of the larger-scale exhibitions in recent years featuring an international selection of works in China, it showcased over 300 representative poster designs from 153 influential contemporary designers and studios active in the forefront of the field across 28 countries.

KINHΣH / MOVEMENT

“KINHΣH (Movement) is a generative artwork exploring motion, repetition, and rhythm through custom computational typography. The piece reimagines the Greek word for movement as a dynamic, ever-evolving system. Within the TOPOPOSTER frame, the poster is treated as topology where essential relationships endure as surfaces shift, and a fixed grid with a clear reading hierarchy forms the invariant skeleton, hosting algorithmically generated letterforms of KINHΣH. Parameters such as stroke, weight, curvature, and tempo yield endlessly variable expressions without breaking structure. Looping motion and repetition create a rhythm that evolves yet remains organized. As the animation loops, the typography itself becomes an active participant in the choreography and its form shifting subtly over time, never static, always in flux.”

Athanasios Katsougiannis

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