Looking to the future through "memories"
Memory is essential to guaranteeing the coherence of individuals and maintaining connections with others and an orderly society. However, in recent years, with dementia becoming a social issue, problems surrounding the accumulation and sharing of memories have arisen all over the world. In the lead feature, the editor-in-chief of this magazine travels to Europe to report on the care of dementia and mental illnesses. How can we reintegrate into society people who have been the subject of surveillance and control? The book also includes interviews about Renaissance "mnemonics" and a music album themed around the Lebanese civil war and city memories . The book explores clues for the society of the future with the theme of "memory and dementia." (Published by Kokuyo, distributed by Gakugei Publishing, production cooperation: Kurotorisha)
Table of Contents ■
◉Reflections on a journey through memories
Text by Shotaro Yamashita (Editor-in-Chief of WORKSIGHT)
The Hoogwaik: A town where residents with dementia work together autonomously
Mahtold Huber | Positive Health: A New Health Index
・Emile | A startup that teaches care techniques to students ・Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen | Art, storage, and citizen memory ・Village Lande Alzheimer | Opening cognitive care to society ・Centre de Jour Radamant | An open daycare center floating on the Seine
◉Memory/knowledge/location information
Koji Kuwakino: What Renaissance "Memory Techniques" Can Teach Us
◉ Bookshelf of memories
◉Memories of the Civil War: Music that transcends time and space
Beirut musician and architectural historian depicts the "Battle of the Hotels"
Book details ■
Title: "WORKSIGHT No. 20: Memory and Dementia"
Edited by: WORKSIGHT Editorial Department (KOKUYO Yokoku Research Institute + Kurotorisha)
Art direction: Hiromi Fujita
Issue date: Friday, August 25, 2023
Publisher: Kokuyo
Publisher: Gakugei Publishing
Format: A5 variant / 128 pages
Price: 1,800 yen + tax
ISBN: 978-4-7615-0926-2
Photos by Hiroyuki Takenouchi