Exhibited and sold at Tokyo Art Book Fair 2012

While “Temporary housing” in Japanese refers to temporary dwellings and “shelter” evokes evacuation centers, this project expands beyond the architectural realm or disaster situations. It broadly spans the fields of architecture, design, and art, posing questions about the very nature of “Temporary” and what it means “To house” and “To shelter.”



Under the theme of temporality, this zine itself is conceived as a temporary dwelling, fundamentally rethinking the form and creation of books from the ground up. The printing process was also approached experimentally; in contrast to the high-resolution specifications of contemporary home electronics, the project deliberately adopted the low-resolution format of risograph printing. The theme of temporality extends beyond the zine itself, with an attempt to "OCCUPY" an outdoor space at TABF 2012 for its sale and exhibition.




The design is by Leyla TC, a rising designer from Werkplaats Typografie, a school considered a crucible of contemporary Dutch design. Japanese typesetting was handled by Minoru Kimura, also an alumnus of the same school. English translation was provided by Toshi Miyagi, a contemporary artist affiliated with Ai Kowada Gallery.



As of October, the first edition is nearly sold out, with a second printing scheduled for November. Please look forward to the updated second edition. The limited first edition can be purchased from the BOEK DECK online store (https://boekdeck.stores.jp/#!/).



Contributors

Hiroshi Isoya (Artist) • Momoko Usuda (Editor) • Mariko Okazaki (Designer) • Keisuke Kawaguchi (Architect) • Fumie Kikuchi (Art Maker) • Masashi Kido (Editor) • Azusa Kobayashi (Designer) • Gaku Shingu (Bookseller) • Nariaki Chigusa (Architect, Artist) • Takeo Nakai (Gardener, Sculptor) • Ryosuke Makitani (Structural Engineer) • Sako Yamada (Architect) • Long Ching Lam (Publisher/Bookseller) • Henry Babbage, Enrico Bravi, Shin Chang, Bopha Chai, Kai-Bao Chow, Common Sense, Daikei Mills, Asumi Mizuo, HIMAA, Rob Hood, Toshiaki Koga, Nell May, Michael Parr, On Terra, Jun Tsujimoto, Leyla TC, Brain Western, et al.



Collaboration | Toshi Miyagi, Minoru Kimura, Nayoung Song, Patrick Tsai, Zines Mate, Musashino Art University Volunteer Team

Support | New Zealand-Japan Exchange Programme (NZJEP)



The zine has also been featured by the Walker Art Center, a design museum in the United States.

Over-Booked: Temporary housing + shelter

http://blogs.walkerart.org/design/2012/09/29/over-booked-temporary-housing-shelter/