« ARE YOU PARTICULARLY ELEGANT WHEN YOU’RE READING OR IS IT AN ACTIVITY THAT LOOKS LIKE A SCHOOL CHORE ? ». « YOMIKATA » MEANS « A WAY OF READING » IN JAPANESE : IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE PROPER USE OF THE TERM, IT MEANS « THE WAY YOU READ A WORD », WENDY SYLVAIN ISN’T INTERESTED IN THE ACTIVITY OF READING STRICTLY SPEAKING HERE, BUT THE POSTURE THAT WE TAKE TO READ.
IN THIS SERIES, WITH HUMOR, THE ILLUSTRATOR STAGES HER CHARACTERS IN GEOMETRICALLY POSTURES SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE OURSELVES READING LIKE THIS.
SHE DEDICATES THIS PROJECT TO JAPANESE YOUTH, ESPECIALLY YOUNG WOMEN : THE ILLUSTRATOR DOESN’T HESITATE TO REPRESENT POPULAR JAPANESE PERSONALITIES, SUCH AS THE DUO OF TWIN SISTERS, AMIAYA, DJ AND FOUNDER OF THE PRÊT-À-PORTER BRAND « JOUETIE ».
WENDY SYLVAIN IS INTERESTED IN LITERATURE, ESPECIALLY JAPANESE LITERATURE : SHE LIKES THE SLICE OF LIFE GENRE, WHERE WE SHOW A COMPLETELY BANAL EVERYDAY LIFE, BUT INCORPORATE A DREAMLIKE DIMENSION TO IT, LIKE IN THE BOOKS OF THE AUTHOR BANANA YOSHIMOTO, ONE OF HIS FAVORITE AUTHORS, KNOWN IN FRANCE FOR HIS BOOKS “ KITCHEN ” AND “ LÉZARD ”.
VTHE ILLUSTRATOR IS ALSO FOND OF DETECTIVE NOVELS : THE CLUEDO-GAME-LIKE INVESTIGATIONS WHERE ALL THE SUSPECTS ARE GATHERED IN THE SAME ROOM. EVERYDAY LIFE TRANSCENDED WITH A TOUCH OF MYSTERY, IT REMINDS US WELL OF THE ILLUSTRATOR’S INTEREST WHICH SHE PRESENTS IN HER OWN WORK.
