JAPANESE-STYLE NOTEBOOKS FROM TOHOKU｜EXHIBITION | Creation Gallery G8

In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011, self-help facilities for people with disabilities suffered a dramatic decrease in work available to them. The disabled face significant challenges if they leave places or surroundings they are familiar with, however; so they have had no alternative other than to remain and wait for work to return. This is the situation even today, almost four years after the disaster. This year’s CREATION Project was conceived in response to the plight of these individuals. A total of 187 creative artists generously agreed to participate by designing a cover of a Japanese-style notebook, with disabled people hired to perform the binding work. The result is the remarkable collection of notebooks to be exhibited at Recruit’s two galleries.