Photo: minamiasamiHand Saw Press
Pop-up Riso Zine Studio
Project Director: Hand Saw Press
A zine is a passport! F/T’s creative hub connecting people, the city, and the world
Open during last year’s festival as an accessible place for self-expression and meeting others, the Drop-in Riso Zine Studio was visited by more than 2,700 people and hosted the creation of 365 zines (small-circulation publications produced by individuals or groups). Initiated by Hand Saw Press, the project functions as a platform for interaction with the community and its different cultures by holding events and workshops, and exchanging zines or making new ones with a Risograph (a type of digital duplicator similar to a mimeograph). The studio returns for this year’s festival, newly expanded and updated! Now covering a wider area and tying up with other productions in the F/T20 lineup, the studio serves as the launchpad for building open and rich relationships between the festival, people, and the city.
Artist Statement
Hand Saw Press
We will open the Drop-in Riso Zine Studio once again, offering a place for anyone to drop by and create their own zines at a location like last year in a shopping street on the south side of Otsuka Station. This year, though, we also plan to have a off-site, pop-up studio in the form of a truck with a printer roaming the area. In this way, the project will leave Otsuka and travel around Toshima ward. Whether at the zine stand, the print studio, or the at the truck, we hope to meet you all there.
Information
| Name | Pop-up Riso Zine Studio |
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| Dates | 10/16 (Fri)–11/15 (Sun) Tuesdays, Thursdays: 3:00–8:30 p.m. (reception closes at 8 p.m.) Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays: 11 a.m.–7 p.m. (reception closes at 6:30 p.m.) 10/16 (Fri): 2–7 p.m.(reception closes at 6:30 p.m.) The times above indicate when the Riso Zine Studio is open. |
| Venues | Riso Zine Studio 3-49-8 Minami-Otsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0005 Zine Stand 3-55-1 Minami-Otsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0005 Pop-up Print Truck (various locations around Toshima) Schedule: HERE Pop-up Zine Stand (various locations around Toshima and Japan) Locations: HERE |
How to Take Part
Prepare the manuscript for the zine you want to make. Then hand it in at the Riso Zine Studio or post it to the studio from the Zine Stand. A few days later, your Risograph-printed zine will be on display at the Zine Stand.
You can take part in this project at the main Riso Zine Studio and Zine Stand, or at the Pop-up Zine Stand and Pop-up Print Truck that will appear at various locations around Toshima and nationwide.
A zine is a kind of self-published media, typically created and printed by individuals or small groups. It is part of a thriving alternative culture that also includes doujinshi (amateur/fan publications), small-scale publications, and micro presses.
The project aims to provide a platform for self-expression and sharing and exchanging with others. Zines are only available while stocks last.
Entry to the Riso Zine Studio may be restricted to avoid crowding.
Coronavirus Measures
- Equipment in the venues is regular disinfected.
- Please wear a face mask and sterilize your hands when arriving at the venue.
- The number of people who can enter a venue may be restricted at times to prevent crowding.
- Please cooperate with a temperature check when you are inside the venues.
- Please maintain social distancing and avoid coming to the venues in large numbers.
- Please do not eat or drink in the venues.
- For more information, please see our guide to the festival's coronavirus measures.
Photography
Fees
Free to make up to 2 copies of an A4 single sheet or bifold zine (1 zine per person per day)
After preparing the manuscript, the zines are printed and then later displayed at the stand locations.
You can print zines for a fee at the Riso Zine Studio and collect them at a later date.
If you would like your manuscript returned to you, it can be picked up at the Riso Zine Studio.
Cash only.
Available Zines
- A4 (single sheet, bifold) (up to 2)
- Free for 1 per person per day. After your zine is printed, it will be put on display at the Zine Stand. If you would like to take your zine home, you can print it out for a fee at the Riso Zine Studio. If you would like your manuscript returned to you, pick it up from the Riso Zine Studio.
- Make a Zine in a Group
- You can make a page for free in a group zine. The content should follow a certain theme that is fixed for each zine.
- Other
- You can make larger zines and print more copies/versions at the Riso Zine Studio. Entry may be restricted to avoid crowding. Printed zines can be collected at a later date.
How to Make Your Zine
- (1) Decide the format
- Zines can be made in different formats available at the studio or stand locations.
- (2) Prepare your manuscript
- Prepare the manuscript for the zine by writing the text, drawing pictures, and making collages with photos. You can do this at home in advance. Then decide the color (black, red, blue, yellow, or fluorescent pink).
- (3) Hand in the manuscript
- Take your manuscript to the Riso Zine Studio or post it to the studio from the Zine Stand.
- (4) Print
- Your manuscript will be printed by a Risograph at the studio.
- (5) Display your zine at the stand
- Your completed zine will be put on display at the Zine Stand. Visit the stand to see the zines that everyone has made.
Pop-up Print Truck
- Canceled in case of rain. In case of cancellation, an announcement will be made on the F/T website an hour before the start. Any decision is subject to change.
- Venues and schedule are subject to change.
- The festival will take photographs and video for publicity and documentary purposes. These may be used in the festival report or on the festival website. Please also be aware that photographs and video may be taken as part of media coverage of the festival.
Pop-up Print Truck Schedule
10/18 (Sun) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
IKE・SUNPARK (4-42 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-0013)
10/24 (Sat) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (plaza in front of theatre) (1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021)
Guest artists TBA
10/25 (Sun) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (plaza in front of theatre) (1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021)
10/27 (Tue) 12–4 p.m.
IKE・SUNPARK (4-42 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013)
10/31 (Sat) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Kami-Ikebukuro Kusunoki Park (4-19-1 Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013)
11/1 (Sun) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Agariyashiki Park (2-14-2 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021)
With PARK TRUCK, details TBA
11/2 (Mon) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sugamo Library (3-8-2 Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0002)
11/3 (Tue) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Kami-Ikebukuro Kusunoki Park (4-19-1 Kami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013)
With PARK TRUCK, details TBA
11/7 (Sat) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Nishi-Sugamo Nichome Park (2-27 Nishi-Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0001)
With PARK TRUCK, details TBA
11/8 (Sun) 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
IKE SUNPARK (4-42 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-0013)
11/10 (Tue) 12 p.m.–4 p.m.
IKE SUNPARK (4-42 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-0013)
11/15 (Sun) 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (extra date added)
TRAM-PAL Otsuka (3-58-8 Minami-Otsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-0005)
Pop-up Zine Stand
- The Pop-up Zine Stand is available during the opening hours of the various locations and stores where it is temporarily installed.
- The aim of this project is for participants to express themselves and then share and exchange that with others. Zines may run out if all the completed zines are exchanged.
- Locations are subject to change.
Pop-up Zine Stand Locations (Toshima)
honkbooks
https://honkbooks.com
Book Gallery Popotame
http://popotame.net
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
(next to the ground floor escalator)
https://www.geigeki.jp
MIA MIA
https://www.mia-mia.tokyo
Hoshino Resorts OMO5 Tokyo Otsuka
https://omo-hotels.com/otsuka
Junkudo Ikebukuro 1F Information Corner
https://honto.jp/store/detail_1570019_14HB320.html
Toshima History Museum
http://www.city.toshima.lg.jp/129/bunka/bunka/shiryokan/kyodoshiryokan.html
Libraries in Toshima
(Central Library, Sugamo Library, Komagome Library, Chihaya Library, Kami-Ikebukuro Library, Mejiro Library)
https://www.library.toshima.tokyo.jp/index?1
Pop-up Zine Stand Locations (nationwide)
Nora Coffee (Akita City, Akita Prefecture)
http://nora-coffee.com
Birdo Flugas (Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture)
http://www.birdoflugas.com
book cafe Kasei no Niwa (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
http://www.kaseinoniwa.com
Hajimari Art Center (Inawashiro, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture)
https://hajimari-ac.com
Ishi Biki Public (Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture)
https://www.ishipub.com
Sennenichijitsu Coffee Roastery (Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture)
http://1001coffee.jugem.jp
PEOPLE BOOKSTORE (Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture)
http://people-maga-zine.blogspot.com
CRY IN PUBLIC (Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
https://cipbooks.com/about
hand saw press Kyoto (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
https://journal.handsawpress.com
Kisui Kuko (Yurihama, Tohaku District, Tottori Prefecture)
https://www.kisuikuko.com
Natasho (Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture)
https://www.facebook.com/natasyo
art space tetra (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
http://www.as-tetra.info
Kirishima Open-Air Museum (Yusui Town, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture)
https://open-air-museum.org/
BARRAK (Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture)
https://www.facebook.com/barrack.203
Artist Profiles
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Hand Saw Press
Hand Saw Press is a DIY space equipped with a Risograph printing press and woodworking tools. Launched by three people with different backgrounds and specialties—architect Shinsuke Kanno (AM-A-LAB), spatial designer Ryoko Ando (design musica), and restaurant owner and editor Akinobu Oda (map/Nagi Shokudo)—there are currently two locations (Tokyo and Kyoto). By opening up a place and tools to the community through making zines, printing posters and art books, and DIY, Hand Saw Press brings people, the city, and the world together.
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Takuo Miyanaga
Born in Tokyo in 1981, Takuo Miyanaga is a producer for the theatre company mamagoto. He also runs the spin-off project, mamagoto Cafe (currently on hiatus). He is the head of the planning and production team ZuQnZ. He established mamagoto with the playwright and director Yukio Shiba in 2009. He has since then served as producer for the company’s productions, while also working on theatre exploring the relationship of place, people, and time. Since 2019, he has divided his time between Tokyo and Shodo Island in Kagawa Prefecture. Following the cafe he opened there, he next plans to open an inn and library.
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YUKI
Bike messenger / Traffic god
After graduating from Musashino Art University and working as a designer, YUKI became a bike messenger in 2005. She has won bike messenger races around the world and came second in the main race of the Cycle Messenger World Championships in 2009. She has raced 3,000 km around Europe and served as director for the Uber calendar. She also runs the fashion brand Traffic god.
https://trafficgod.theshop.jp
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Cast & Creative
| Project Director: | Hand Saw Press (Ryoko Ando, Shinsuke Kanno) |
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| Guest Artists: | Takuo Miyanaga (producer / mamagoto), YUKI (bike messenger / Traffic god) |
| Publicity Design: | Nobuyuki Eguchi |
| Publicity Photograph: | minamiasami |
| Operation Assistants: | Ikumi Taguchi (ikik/Hand Saw Press), Chisaki Murakami |
| Documentation (Video/Photography): | Hibiki Miyazawa (Alloposidae LLC), Natsuki Kuroda |
| Production Coordinators: | Keisuke Shimada, Maki Fujishima (Festival/Tokyo), Maiko Iwama, Miki Kanai |
| In special cooperation with |
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION |
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