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Maintenant https://maintenantworks.com Maintenant Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:37:17 +0000 https://maintenantworks.com en Yamanaka Suplex https://maintenantworks.com/Yamanaka-Suplex Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:43:57 +0000 Maintenant https://maintenantworks.com/Yamanaka-Suplex Selected Commercial Works ︎Tokyo Metropolitan Art MuseumTranslation (2025) I worked with Penguin Translation to provide Japanese-to-English translations of the exhibition catalogue for Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’s group exhibition Pleasure in Making: The Creative Spirit of DIY for Living. ︎Japan Contemporary Art PlatformInterpreter, Art Tour Guide, Workshop Facilitator (2023–2025) Since 2023, I have been working as an interpreter and art tour guide for the collections visit as part of Art Week Tokyo’s VIP program. In 2025, I led a children’s art workshop for Art Week Tokyo’s corporate sponsor. ︎twelvebooks Translation, Translation Coordinator, and Bookseller (2021–present) I regularly work with Tokyo-based art book distributor twelvebooks to provide English-to-Japanese translations for magazine press releases and copy for art books. These titles encompass a range of creative fields, including art, architecture, craft, critical theory, culture, design, fashion, film, photography, sound, and print culture. I also assist with book sales at SKWAT/twelvebooks in Kameari, Tokyo. ︎ART iTEditorial, Translation (2023) As an editorial staff member for the bilingual online contemporary art platform ART iT, I provided Japanese-to-English translations of news articles and reviews relating to the promotion of various art initiatives and projects in Japan. ︎Yamanaka Suplex Translation (2021–2023) Providing regular translations for Yamanaka Suplex’s various exhibitions and projects, including Ghost Mountain Ghost Shovel: Charting the Contours of Time (Kyoto Art Center, 2023), the Yamanaka Suplex annex “MINE,” and The Analogical Mirrors (2020). English booklet for the 2020 drive-in exhibition The Analogical Mirrors available here. ︎The Obayashi FoundationTranslation (2023) Japanese to English translation of the booklet Infected Cities; a record of research by New York-based art unit exonemo as part of the Obayashi Foundation’s 2021 “Visions of the City - Obayashi Foundation Research Program.” <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30aa155f817f393107bf316cd2c474ed08c91c6bc5fde07ab7852fecc388d474/FrPtbwEaQAUa0ZK.jpeg" data-mid="172752451" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30aa155f817f393107bf316cd2c474ed08c91c6bc5fde07ab7852fecc388d474/FrPtbwEaQAUa0ZK.jpeg" />A limited edition of 300 copies was distributed freely from here. ︎Art Translators Collective Translation (2021) Working with the organisation Art Translators Collective to deliver Japanese-to-English translations in the creative arts field.“The Rewilding of the Pop Spirits“ by ISHIKURA Toshiaki (a text from the publication accompanying the 2021 show Quivering flames, ardent earth by artist SHIMAUCHI Mika at Aomori Contemporary Art Centre). Available as a PDF here. ︎Art Management Inc.Translation (2021) Japanese to English translation for the public art project and app Technopera—a digital opera set in Kobe’s Meriken Park using Augmented Reality (AR). ︎STORIEDEditorial Assistant, Writer (Spring–Summer 2021) STORIED is a Kyoto-based travel & lifestyle magazine inspired by the people, places, and crafts of Japan. Featured work: “Listening to Minamidaitojima” (Volume Two: The Islands Issue, released in August, 2021) on the community field recording project “Soundscapes of Minamidaito Island” by soundscape researcher IWATA Marie and ethnographer, field recording artist, and filmmaker YANAGISAWA Eisuke. ︎Native & Co In-House Copywriter (2019–2021) Native & Co is a Notting Hill-based lifestyle store specializing in Japanese craftwares. As an in-house copywriter, I produced product copy and short-form content writing (e.g., journals, daily care guides, and newsletters) on Japanese crafts and culture. <img width="2880" height="2182" width_o="2880" height_o="2182" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/efa17215aeb6b2f9384bcbc0414dcb3c8723ec78576c073139c51aeb06981261/screencapture-nativeandco-journal-kuributon-japanese-cushion-2021-07-27-14_02_19-edit.png" data-mid="114759990" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/efa17215aeb6b2f9384bcbc0414dcb3c8723ec78576c073139c51aeb06981261/screencapture-nativeandco-journal-kuributon-japanese-cushion-2021-07-27-14_02_19-edit.png" /> <img width="2880" height="2182" width_o="2880" height_o="2182" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20cf46be80ae8cb2e34a1522f591f2ebf179fe6b7ec586ee069920c69d415498/screencapture-nativeandco-journal-ippodo-tea-a-taste-of-ancient-kyoto-2021-07-26-23_34_36-edit-2.png" data-mid="114759682" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20cf46be80ae8cb2e34a1522f591f2ebf179fe6b7ec586ee069920c69d415498/screencapture-nativeandco-journal-ippodo-tea-a-taste-of-ancient-kyoto-2021-07-26-23_34_36-edit-2.png" /> <img width="2880" height="2182" width_o="2880" height_o="2182" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d434b6048f9f5e0611b5de29b371ac6ffb11a7d4a7ac045b96ab31d418f8290e/screencapture-nativeandco-teaware-sakeware-takashi-endo-black-ceramic-sake-bottle-2021-07-26-21_29_30-edit.png" data-mid="114759785" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d434b6048f9f5e0611b5de29b371ac6ffb11a7d4a7ac045b96ab31d418f8290e/screencapture-nativeandco-teaware-sakeware-takashi-endo-black-ceramic-sake-bottle-2021-07-26-21_29_30-edit.png" /> <img width="2880" height="2182" width_o="2880" height_o="2182" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/539158f454291a7298ec216adca25f675e643840280cd5c789edc26363e02df8/screencapture-nativeandco-journal-hasami-porcelain-melding-beauty-and-tradition-for-modern-living-2021-07-27-17_36_32-edit.png" data-mid="114773449" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/539158f454291a7298ec216adca25f675e643840280cd5c789edc26363e02df8/screencapture-nativeandco-journal-hasami-porcelain-melding-beauty-and-tradition-for-modern-living-2021-07-27-17_36_32-edit.png" /> Product Descriptions | Journals | Product Naming | DM ︎Graphic Design(2016–2018) Pamphlets and promotional ephemera for commercial businesses and creatives, including Theatre Umeda and Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Books. <img width="4300" height="3037" width_o="4300" height_o="3037" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8125757f1c12be60a65f12985c51045e65272c530f79dae2a8839fa3aed5801/Finaloutline-01.jpg" data-mid="114761898" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8125757f1c12be60a65f12985c51045e65272c530f79dae2a8839fa3aed5801/Finaloutline-01.jpg" /> <img width="2507" height="3523" width_o="2507" height_o="3523" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c1537f761ec5a434d807069356e6e255424c9bc42938e4a570d8107c4f37dc1/-1.jpg" data-mid="114761903" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c1537f761ec5a434d807069356e6e255424c9bc42938e4a570d8107c4f37dc1/-1.jpg" /> <img width="763" height="1080" width_o="763" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fac5babe173fc7da8e207db54ac96f965ed928f13452a772f8daf8e8d33e758/Surrealism.jpg" data-mid="114761913" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/763/i/5fac5babe173fc7da8e207db54ac96f965ed928f13452a772f8daf8e8d33e758/Surrealism.jpg" /> <img width="2220" height="3106" width_o="2220" height_o="3106" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/076dc658a5fb0bba4566a9b00cadd03b2fd95ee3cb5f05e17ea5458e7c810568/-01.jpg" data-mid="115346926" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/076dc658a5fb0bba4566a9b00cadd03b2fd95ee3cb5f05e17ea5458e7c810568/-01.jpg" /> <img width="2202" height="3086" width_o="2202" height_o="3086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90af49aaf6e01edbc25d7f248ebe8bffc388c8bb2ffa0d913efaa0ac1967c65f/-02.jpg" data-mid="115346932" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90af49aaf6e01edbc25d7f248ebe8bffc388c8bb2ffa0d913efaa0ac1967c65f/-02.jpg" /> Poster and pamphlet design ︎Other (2016–Present) Japanese to English translations of exhibition texts for Gallery 9.5 (Hotel Anteroom Kyoto), UDS Ltd., and Gallery EN (Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Books). I also provide assistance to independent creatives and small organizations, working as a studio assistant, interpreter, liaison, and art tour guide. STORIED https://maintenantworks.com/STORIED Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:43:58 +0000 Maintenant https://maintenantworks.com/STORIED Native & Co https://maintenantworks.com/Native-Co Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:33:50 +0000 Maintenant https://maintenantworks.com/Native-Co Graphic Design https://maintenantworks.com/Graphic-Design Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:35:51 +0000 Maintenant https://maintenantworks.com/Graphic-Design Other (Translation) https://maintenantworks.com/Other-Translation Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:37:17 +0000 Maintenant https://maintenantworks.com/Other-Translation