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An Alternative Shopping Experience! I had a bit of time today exploring an area of Tokyo called Kappabashi which is where there is a concentration of kitchenware, ceramics and plastic food shops for the catering industry. We can across this […]
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The Value of Art after March 11? Or perhaps ‘The Value of Art in a disaster?’ One of the questions that has been reverberating around the On Site Lab as we think about New Community Design in the context of […]
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Process, process, process From Saturday the 17th we have been taking part in a collaborative workshop here at Tokyo Wonder Site. Split into 3 groups of 8 people – each group consisting of some UK-based artists (British, Irish and Portugese) […]
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Challenge Anneka So I felt a bit down today. A combination of things I think. I had some spouse withdrawal and then was tired and confused by time difference which resulted in me missing our appointed skype time. Due to […]
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the day the tsunami came shaking first then 30 minutes warning flee to higher ground but lanes blocked with the flight of cars elderly too infirm to move at speed primary school drowns safe places not safe enough within the […]
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March 11 Invited by a new Japanese friend, I went to a rememberance service in a english-speaking church today to commerate one year since a 9.0 scale earthquake triggered a massive tsunami and near nuclear meltdown. Over 15,000 people lost […]
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Enjoying reflective shiny things… For a while now I’ve been loving reflections and distortions – water acting like a mirror, mirrors acting like water. The pliable bendy nature of light and they way it distorts and transform the world around […]
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From nuclear disaster to a cat cafe… Tokyo is full of weird and wonderful experiences – one of which is the Hapi Neko or Cat Cafes. Here for a 1,000 yen (£8) for half an hour you can spend time […]
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Living with Fukushima Walking through the station plaza in Shibuya I stopped to watch this gentleman. In public places the Japanese are very quiet normally, very respectful and rarely even make eye contact. The contrast with this gentleman was obvious […]
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Tsukiji Fish Market… This was an incredible experience at 5 o’clock in the morning… unbelievable performance art! The inspection of the giant sized tuna, the ringing of the bells, the tried and tested expertise of the auctioneer… Fascinating!! And tinged […]
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Random collection… Just in case you thought Tokyo was alive with colour – here’s the grey, grey, grey and more grey view from our (very nice residency flat). Must get plant. Followed swiftly by a car turntable – an amazing […]
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So I’m going to start posting video shorts of things I’m finding interesting. I’m keeping some of the best up my sleeve as I’ll probably use them as a basis for some new films. It has been pretty cold and […]