The cold wintry wind
that blows so hard that
the sun sinks in the ocean
- Natsume Soseki
The haiku above has been written by the Famous Japanese poet Natsume Soseki. Natsume undertook a degree in English and taught English in the Japanese provinces till the year 1900 until he received a government scholarship in England.
The reason I have selected this haiku because it speaks to me about a lot of tragic or unhappy experiences that an individual would feel at some point in their life. Natsume Soseki's work often portrays isolation or loneliness a person feels in their life. These key themes are portrayed in the Haiku above too.
The posters that would be developed on the haiku are based on the key themes that come out of this haiku.
The first poster is a poster that has some constraints attached to it. The poster needs to show repetition and must involve only basic shapes. The colours to be used in the poster are only black and white. The poster must display a theme from the haiku which in my case is contrast for the first poster.
The second poster is a movie poster. It must revolve around a theme from the haiku. The theme that I selected for this poster is Loneliness. The poster must include colour theory and must emphasize on the signified and the signifier.
The final poster is a storyboard based on a theme from the haiku.
Joy, A. (2016, October 2). An Introduction To Haiku In 5 Poems. Culture Trip. https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/an-introduction-to-haiku-in-5-poems/
Gloria Lotha. (2019, May). Natsume Sōseki. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Natsume-Soseki