Sangenjaya

All That You Come Back To

Tokyo: Sangenjaya neighbourhood sento/bath house
One of the late night conversations that seemed to occur with regularity during our Ghana field study was the stuff we do that makes us …



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28 May 2008

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Posterbaiting

26 May 2008

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Posters for local politicians on this Sangenjaya – look carefully at the face of the third poster to see it has been gently vandalised. In many …
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Bar. Sign.

11 May 2008

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Second Life

16 Mar 2008

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Worn out baseballs used as additional grip under this bench.
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Personal Supply Chains / Trust

08 Mar 2008

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The black cat logo of the Kuro Neko Yamato delivery company. A compelling feature of their service is the ability to drop off and pick …
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Wrappers, Containers, Rituals

07 Mar 2008

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Tape, extolling the value of fresh vegetables wrapped around a bunch of bananas. Whilst the tape does an admirable job of keeping the bananas bunched how …
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Contextual Calendar

07 Mar 2008

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Dentist Chairs

07 Mar 2008

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Bits, Bytes, Teeth

07 Mar 2008

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Local Sangenjaya dentist chair now includes a retrofitted flat screen TV (below) used for showing DVDs to fearful punters (Wallace & Gromit on heavy rotation …
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Common Ailments

02 Feb 2008

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