Early works using in her signature colours, replete with vivid colour — bare bodies and neon signs bathed in fluorescent light.
Nudes mingle with motifs taken from the natural world, at once timeless and intensely present. Caught in the moment, bare bodies twist and turn. These small uniques are like studies for her larger prints & collaged series named Cyalium, the title combines two words:—“cyalume”—a substance that emits light through a chemical reaction—and ‘lium”—the suffix often used for metal elements. Hosokura’s invented term alludes to the darkroom process, equating it to the elusive emotional states of youthful uncertainty and the transformative process of growing up.