Listening to the unspoken voices in an increasingly divided society
It is surprisingly difficult to listen to, record, and convey the "voices" that are being emitted but cannot be heard. As the world becomes more complex, what attitude should we adopt when facing people and non-human beings? How can we build mutual "relationships" with others, rather than treating them as one-sided "objects" of action? Skateboarding, field recording, local cuisine, cultural anthropology, Chat-GPT... this book explores the difficulties and possibilities of listening to and recording the "voices" of others. (Published by Kokuyo, distributed by Gakugei Publishing, production cooperation: Kurotorisha)
Table of Contents ■
◉ Introduction: The Magic of Notes
Text by Shotaro Yamashita (Editor-in-Chief of WORKSIGHT)
◉Skaters' Field Notes
Project "River"
A brief history of skateboarding's "voice"
The Perspective of Cultural Historian Ian Bowden
◉ I can't write notes
Thinking about "listening, recording, and communicating" with an anthropologist
Keiichiro Matsumura, Yoshiko Ashiba, Yuji Ankei, and Kana Ohashi
◉ A playbook for listening to others: with philosopher Rei Nagai
◉The activities of the "Tsugaru Akatsuki Association" that utilizes recipes
◉Outdoor recording and the fox spirit
David Toop on field recording
◉Each field note
List of 60 masterpieces that will help you hear the voices of the unknown
◉ A note on the confusion surrounding meeting strangers called ChatGPT
Text by Shotaro Yamashita
■ Book details ■
Title: "WORKSIGHT No. 19 Field Note: Listen to and Record Voices"
Edited by: WORKSIGHT Editorial Department (KOKUYO Yokoku Research Institute + Kurotorisha)
Art direction: Hiromi Fujita
Issue date: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Publisher: Kokuyo
Publisher: Gakugei Publishing
Format: A5 variant / 128 pages
Price: 1,800 yen + tax
ISBN: 978-4-7615-0925-5
Photos by Kaori Nishida