EXHIBITION
2026
本展は、デジタルメディアが私たちの物理的な世界との関わり方を変えつつある今、「本を読むとはどういうことか？」をテーマに読書という行為にまつわる人間のふるまいや感覚について、様々な「問い」を来場者に投げかけます。本のサイズや形状、紙の質感はどのように規定され、読書体験にどんな影響を与えるのでしょうか？見慣れたソフトカバーの雑誌が、豪華なハードカバーだったら？もし、本がページを閉じることを拒否したら？素朴な疑問や想像から生まれた様々な本が展開される本展を通して、「本」という存在を多様な視点から改めて見つめ直す機会を得ることができるでしょう。それは、懐かしさからではなく、私たちが「読む」ということの本質に立ち返るための試みです。
‘BOOK?’ explores the question: What does it mean to read a book? At a time when digital media continues to reshape how we interact with the physical world, the exhibition raises a series of questions about the gestures, behaviours, and sensibilities involved in the act of reading. How are the size, shape, and texture of a book determined, and how do these elements affect our reading experience? What if a familiar softcover magazine were presented as a luxurious hardcover volume? What if a book refused to close its pages? Through a series of books emerging from simple questions and quiet speculation, the exhibition offers a chance to reconsider the nature of the book from multiple perspectives—not out of nostalgia, but as a way to reflect on the act of reading itself, and the sensibilities it awakens.
‘BOOK?’–Japan Edition (6th instalment)
29–31 May 2026
PAGES | FUKUOKA ART BOOK FAIR
Dazaifu Tenmangu, Fukuoka
This is the sixth instalment of ‘BOOK?’, which evolved into a travelling showcase after its first show at the Singapore Design Week 2024.
Selected works have been adapted to relate to the Japanese audience.
Exhibition Director: Atelier HOKO
Producer: Naoko Higashi
Organiser: Fukuoka Art Book Fair
Concept Books Fabrication: theotherworkroom
Fingernails Fabrication: Cat Hu
Research and Development: Soo Yeon Bae / Iyan / Atelier HOKO
Spatial Design: Yoshiaki Takahashi (A SO-KO, 1-11-6, HIGASHIKASAI)
Graphic Design: Charlotte Chan / Minami Tazawa
Translation: Naoko Higashi
Support: DesignSingapore Council / Dazaifu Tenmangu / Tokyo Art Book Fair / Fukuoka Art Book Fair
Guest Contribution:
“Magnifier fingernail” by Naoko Kubo
“Navigator” by Son-ni / nos:books
“Arc” by Hwang Eun Young
“E-flat, A and B” by Hwang Eun Young
“Back” by Hwang Eun Young
“Viewfinder” by Chihoi / nos:books