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.

Summer School Museum Angewandte Kunst

The poster is created for the Summer School at Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main, which took place from 21.08. until 02.09.2023 and is an experimental format that moves between exhibition and academic teaching. It included workshops, talks, and live sets, and deals with critical design research and especially focused on creating perspectives on public spaces and social interaction.

The graphics were created in an analog way using rice paper. I wetted the rice paper, shaped it, placed it over the text, and finally photographed and digitally edited it. The rice paper adds an enigmatic, and ambiguous atmosphere to the graphics.

Laura Hilbert

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