*Candy Factory Projects in Seoul
May 9 - June 9 2019 Altspace LOOP
1-2 F -Stair case / B 1F
The Foreign Domestic Worker shall not get married in SIngapore
Takuji Kogo
A *Candy Factory Project 2018
2 projections
Projection 1 (stair case)
( 03:35 ) Sound + text animation
Text taken from Government regulations for Foreign domestic workers in Singapore
The Foreign Domestic Worker shall not get married to a Singapore citizen
or a permanent resident during her stay in Singapore.
The Foreign Domestic Worker shall not become pregnant during her stay.
The Foreign Domestic Worker shall not indulge or be involved in any illegal, immoral
or undesirable activities, including breaking up families, breaking up families in
Singapore.
Foreign Domestic Worker shall not get married during her stay in Singapore
It is not illegal for a Foreign Domestic Worker to have boyfriend, however the
concern is always associated with the problems that she may have because of the
boyfriend.
The Foreign Domestic Worker shall not get married in Singapore.
She shall not, shall not get married. She shall not get a boyfriend.
She shall not get married. She shall not become pregnant.
She shall not get married. She shall not get a boyfriend.
She shall not get married. She shall not become pregnant
She shall not get married. She shall not get a boyfriend.
She shall not get married. She shall not become pregnant.
She shall not get married. She shall not get a boyfriend.
She shall not get married in Singapore...
She shall not be involved in any illegal, immoral undesirable activities.
The Foreign Domestic Worker shall not get married to a Singapore citizen
or a permanent resident during her stay in Singapore.
Projection 2 (B1F)
( 07:22 )
Animated view of Bukit Timah Shopping Center in Singapore filled with foreign maid
agencies.
B1F
There is no ghost after the revolution
Takuji Kogo 2018
from a collaborative research "A *Candy Factory Project : Chocolate City Guangzhou
by Takuji Kogo + Mike Bode
Double channel projection
Projection 1 Right ( 06:20 )
Projection 2 Left ( 06:06 )
Animated street views of Xiobei district, Guangzhou China aka ”Chocolate City”.
*Most of these hundreds of thousands of Africans who arrive in Guangzhou are short
term visitors making a purchasing run, making population figures liquid and difficult
to estimate. According to official figures, 430,000 arrivals and exits by nationals
from African countries were recorded at the city's checkpoints in the first nine
months of 2014. Guangzhou officials released official population figures for residents
in 2014 due to popular fears of an Ebola outbreak in the city by way of the African
community. According to the city, there were 16,000 Africans including North
Africans residing in Guangzhou. Of these residents, 4,000 were long term residents,
which is defined by city officials as living for longer than 6 months in the city.
Since 2014 the African population has significantly declined, dropping to 10,344
residents by February 2017. A 2014 article in the magazine This Is Africa noted the
decrease in population with increased immigration enforcement and foreign
exchange difficulties blamed. A CNN article from September 2016 on the community
claimed that upwards to thousands of African residents had left the city in the
previous 18 months.
Among African nationalities in Guangzhou, the two countries with by far the most
people are the West African nations of Nigeria and Mali.Nigerian people, mostly of
the Igbo ethnicity, are most represented among those residing while Malians
according to city records are most numerous among long term residents. Migrants
from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, and Senegal are the remaining
African communities in Guangzhou with at least a few hundred registered members
at country-based civic organizations in 2014.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africans_in_Guangzhou )
A *Candy Factory Project / Homes for America
Takuji Kogo
3 monitors (B1F) text animation + sound
Hello Classmates!
( 03 : 14 ) 2019
I have about 8 1/2 months left on the Republic of Korea. Then I go to Germany but I
won't be home until May or June of next year. I can't wait to leave this place. This
country. Oh, this country, smells really bad. I don't understand much Korean.
I hope that everyone is doing well in G-town and I won't be able to make the reunion
because I will be out of the country for the next 3 to 4 years.
"Wow Greg I didn't realize you would be gone that long!
I bet you can't wait to get back home.
Are you going to live in Georgetown when you get back?
Not much has changed.
Stacy is going to have a baby the end of August/first of September.
We'll all be thinking of you and take care!"
No, I don't think that I'll be living in G-town for a long time and even if I retire I think
that I'm going to go to the Philippines where it's warm all the time and nothin' but
beautiful women. L.B.F.M.P.B.R.*
I'm going to stay overseas as long as I can. you know I can't wait to live in Germany
because it's like right in the middle of 8 to 10 countries and I'm going to see
everyone of them. Oh yeah If anyone needs a place to stay once I'm there, send me
an email and I'll hook you up with a free place to stay.Well, I talk to you later.
I hope that everyone is doing well in G-town
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
I live in South Korea.
It's about from Georgetown to Cincinnati away from North Korea.
* LBFMPBR = U.S Military slang, Little Brown Fucking Machine Powered By Rice
* Text from a message by a U.S soldier stationed at Pyeongteak South Korea taken
form an online chat forum about a high-school reunion, George town, Brown County
Ohio
Starving dogs and prostitutes
( 02 : 05 ) 2019
Where to start… CAPT Dennis?
You’ve built a reputation as a man on a mission to ignore, not solve.
Since the old man that was there was most likely squatting on the property,
his removal makes sense from a legal standpoint I suppose,
but the fact that all the people that work on NAS II drive past a lot full of dogs being
neglected and literally starved on a leash is a deplorable act and one that shows that
your intent is to remove “eyes sores” and “problems” at any cost.
One more item. How do you explain the existence of prostitutes being located within
a few minutes of Marinai housing area?
You are so focused on threatening people for passing on solid lines between the
bases that you and the authorities somehow neglect to do anything about the women
who are trafficked. Starving dogs and prostitutes – do something.
* Text from a U.S Base online community website at Sigonella, Italy.
CREDO Navy Region Japan
Marriage Enrichment Retreat
( 02 : 45 ) 2019
Lean and explore 3 dimensions of relationship skills and live a more harmonious life
with your spouse. Decode your spouse's love language and rekindle love flames.
This wonderful retreat will provide you with new perspective and insight to help you
build a stronger relationship with your spouse. Take time to straighten the foundation
of your marriage while spending quality time with one another in a stress-free resort
environment.
For all active duty U.S. Navy and their spouses in Singapore
Limited 15 couples ONLY!
* Text from a poster for a U.S Military Base online community site, Sembawang,
Singapore
HOMI
Single channel video
monitor (vertical)
A *Candy Factory Project 2016
Takuji Kogo + Mike Bode
A billboard advertisement for the Emirates airline company situated on the road
leading up to the Homi Public Housing Estate known for housing the largest Brazilian
community in Toyota city, Aichi prefecture in 2009. The advert is announcing a free
bus connection from Nagoya for flights from Osaka to Sao Paulo via Dubai and is
written in Portuguese.
AMERICAN SITCOM / Joining the Air Force
( 21:23 )
A *Candy Factory Project 2014
Takuji Kogo + Mike Bode
A part of a trilogy of quasi anthropological research on American online culture.
The text animation is made up of transcriptions from V-loggers monologues sharing
experiences about joining the US Air force.
| ◀︎ 2018 2 广州 Guangzhou CCA Singapore | ▶︎ 2019 2 Homes for America |