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16 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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Naming, Wearing Strategies

16 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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It’s not that the slippers are named – it’s that the builders remove their outdoor shoes and wear slippers inside the building site. And anti-slip gloves …
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Meta Tarred & Feathered

14 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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The ability to present and overlay crime statistics on a map is nothing new – highlighting not only the geographic and time clustering of violent …
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Meta Tarred & Feathered

14 Sep 2007

In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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The ability to present and overlay crime statistics on a map is nothing new – highlighting not only the geographic and time clustering of violent …
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Deferring to the Authority of the Sign

13 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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“Parents please ask your children to touch the jewelry” placed on this Marino glass stall in Brighton’s North Laines. “If I tell the children directly …
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View From

13 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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How long before search engine names start appearing on graphiti cameras?
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Getting Punters Through the Door

12 Sep 2007

In: Roppongi Hills
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“Interesting People Quite Often”
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Triggering Responses

12 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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In Japan it is far more likely that a paper notices is wrapped and around handlebars – easily torn off, in China for bike saddles …
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Making Money by Working the Street

11 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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Commercialisation of the street-urban space is nothing new – visual narcotics sticker in O’Hare above, and a gallery paying homage to/ripping off (mostly) Banksy graffiti …
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Spaces Used For

10 Sep 2007

In: Tokyo
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A Tokyoite reclines on his motorbike to make a call. Style of seating, ambient city volume, risk of theft, weather conditions.
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