englisch, japanisch. 4to. (quartformat). the book is part of art-project: spelling dystopia, which consist of several parts: a 2-channel video installation spelling dystopia, a short film sayonara hashima, as well as series of photographs. okart./ softcover, (136) unpag. seiten. 'the publication shows the process of developing and realizing the film installation “spelling dystopia,” about the japanese island hashima, once the most densely populated place on earth, a coal mine until 1974, and a symbol today of a ruthless exploitation of resources. nowadays the abandoned island is better known as a ghost island through mangas, video games, and movies. “spelling dystopia” asks how memory operates, how a site wears its history, both physically and metaphorically, and visualizes the shift in collective memory. the book contains sketches, research material, production stills, series of photographic images, and a manga realized in collaboration with kasuga tsubaki, a japanese manga artist. the publication is part of the series of artists’ projects edited by christoph keller.'(jrp ringier). sehr gutes exemplar/ very good copy.