Night Tale Mosebetsi wa Sehlooho: Letoto la Litšoantšo by Wenxu Zhao

Night Tale Mosebetsi wa Sehlooho: Letoto la Litšoantšo by Wenxu Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dikerafikhe, Ditshwantsho le Puisano ka Pono Competition Category.

TšepeKerafikhe· 2025

Night Tale Mosebetsi wa Sehlooho: Letoto la Litšoantšo

by Wenxu Zhao

Client: Strawberry Fish Girl

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Kerafikhe Category

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The Design

About Night Tale Mosebetsi wa Sehlooho: Letoto la Litšoantšo

Mongolo wa Buka: Night Tale ke letoto la litšoantšo le latelang leeto la Strawberry Fish Girl bosiung ba lehlabula. Letoto lena le kopanya bonono ba mehopolo le ho feta tlholeho e le hore le hlahise pale e sa koaloang. Sebaka se seng le se seng se beha sebapali har'a diphoofolo tse kholo, dipalesa le limela, tseo e leng metjhoantšiso ea menahano ea kahare, lipakane le takatso ea ho tseba. Litšoantšo li entsoe ka mokgwa wa dijithale ka boleng bo phahameng, e le hore lintlha tse fokolang li dule li hlakile ha di ntšitsoe ka boholo bo boholo. Mosebetsi ona o ka bontšhoa e le liphrinthe, e le diprojeke tse kholo, kapa e le kaho e kenelletsang e koahelang mabota a sebaka sa ka hare.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Night Tale Mosebetsi wa Sehlooho: Letoto la Litšoantšo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Night Tale Mosebetsi wa Sehlooho: Letoto la Litšoantšo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Night Tale Mosebetsi wa Sehlooho: Letoto la Litšoantšo e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The work is an illustrated series depicting the whimsical journey of Strawberry Fish Girl on a summer night. Blending fantasy and surrealism, it invites viewers into a world where imagination flows freely. Each detail whispers fragments of an open ended tale.
Dimensions & Packaging: 17x22 inches (each), 600 dpi. Flexible sizing based on medium and usage.
Tags: illustration, children's illustration, fantasy, animals, dream world, summer night
Production Technology: The illustrations are digitally created using Photoshop and other graphic design software, allowing for high resolution detail and intricate artistry. The original works are large scale, designed to showcase a rich tapestry of fine details when viewed up close or projected onto expansive surfaces.
Design Challenge: The challenge is to artfully integrate childlike innocence, fantasy, and mystery into illustrations rich with intricate details, while maintaining a sense of visual unity and storytelling coherence.
Research: This project began with the creation of the Strawberry Fish Girl, a whimsical character embodying innocence, mystery, and fantasy. Building upon her image, a series of illustrations were developed, exploring her actions, surroundings, and interactions with her dreamlike environment. Through an introspective creative process, I crafted a narrative that serves as an honest reflection of their inner world, weaving together a story filled with childlike wonder and gentle mystery.

Each illustration carefully incorporates floral elements, plants, and animals, meticulously designed to contribute to the immersive dreamscape. Using digital tools such as Photoshop, the work balances intricate details and visual unity, resulting in a collection that is both technically refined and emotionally resonant. Whether presented as traditional prints, large scale projections, or immersive installations, the series invites viewers to step into a delicate, otherworldly world shaped by imagination and introspection.
Inspiration: This illustration series draws inspiration from my self reflection and dreams. I’ve visualized my self ego through a mystical, dreamlike world, where the interaction between the Strawberry Fish Girl and large animals becomes a metaphor for my inner landscape. Each animal symbolizes a part of me, my goals, my ideas, and my curiosity, weaving together a tale that bridges imagination and introspection.
Project Duration: The work was originally created in 2022, New York City, USA, and revised in 2024, New Jersey, USA.
Operation Flow: The illustrations can be showcased as traditional artworks in an exhibition, projected onto large outdoor screens on summer nights, or enveloping all four walls of an expansive indoor space, creating an immersive, dreamlike experience where the audience can step directly into the enchanting world of the paintings.