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An email that arrived out of the blue this summer from Russia meant nothing to Nao Hoshi until she opened the attachment.
Hoshi, 31, was working at her home in Saitama Prefecture putting the finishing touches to a painting she was working on for a solo show.
The name of the sender did not ring any bells with her, nor the email’s title, “Pinecone.”
But as soon as she opened the email, an image of a familiar pinecone appeared, reviving memories of the pastel she worked on six years ago for her first solo exhibition.
At the time, Hoshi worked late every night in a small room where she managed to make space to paint next to folded bedding. She frantically needed time to finish as the exhibition’s opening was only days away.