LIP Magazine Vol. 13 <Occupation>

Why discuss "occupation" in Taiwan and Japan at this particular moment? To explore the unique "Taiwanese-Japanese culture" born between Taiwan and Japan, what does "occupation" mean to us now? Whether in Taiwan or Japan, when introducing someone I truly appreciate to a third party, I often find myself struggling to articulate it clearly. While a simple explanation might suffice, it leaves me with an lingering sense of incompleteness. Sometimes, I even agonize over the choice of words: "What do you do?" or "What is your occupation?" It seems that existing professional categories and types fail to fully capture their unique charm. I believe that both Taiwan and Japan are currently facing a period of significant change in the nature of work. This issue of LIP uses "occupation" as its focal point to introduce the individuals we recommend. Editorial Production│ LIP Editorial Department Taiwanese Distributor│ Let's Zine Specifications│ 114 pages / A5 size Publication Date│ March 25, 2015 CONTENTS FEATURE: THE ERA OF CREATIVE OCCUPATIONS Keywords defining the era of creative occupations, enriching Taiwanese-Japanese culture. Keyword 1: Media Shun Takeda "From Self to Media" Jay Wu (Fujin Tree Group) "From Streets to Media" Hakoniwa "From Lifestyle to Media" Keyword 2: Market Stalls Miya Nishiyama "Market Stall Earnings" ARTQPIE "Paper Market" LOOPY "First Market Stall Experience in Tokyo" Circus of the Sun and Stars "Important Matters During a Market Stall" Pinkoi "The Good Relationship Between Market Stalls and Online Stores" Keyword 3: Local Che-ning Hsu "Rediscovering Taiwan, Starting to Explore a New Japan" FAAVO (Japan) / zeczec (Taiwan) "Good Partners in the Local Era" Tetsuya Kogasaka "The Person Who Creates Takamatsu's Culture" TOPIC: Possessing Individual Occupations. Letterpress Printing × Occupation: Chieh-Kuan Chang (Risesun Type Foundry) Dolls × Occupation: Meriyasu Kataoka Words × Occupation: Kai-Cheng Tai Japan Enthusiasts and Taiwan Enthusiasts Men's Holiday Committee Ayano Sudo Shih-San Chang Yuki Aoyama Qing-Lai Ken Kimiyoshi Takora (grAphic tAkorA) TAKORA Kimiyoshi Futori (grAphic tAkorA) THINK ASIA / Kanako Yamamoto (Offshore) Taiwanese Second Generation Reflections / Hsiang-Yu Lin Dialogue / Musician Keitany Love Kojima × Novelist Wen Yu-Rou ART GALLERY Not Yet Ayako Shiiki Kurebayashi Kurebayashi's Taiwanese Language Class Origin / Manufacturing Method Edited in Tokyo / Printed in Taiwan