YODO HITO
Dublin Core
Title
YODO HITO
Shelfmark - 144.ASIA.BCOLE
Description
"AMONG THE JOGGERS AND DOG WALKERS ALONG THE YODOGAWA RIVER, THERE ARE THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG ITS BANKS AND WASTELANDS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ADOPTED THE LAND FOR THEMSELVES. THESE STRETCHES OF GRASSLAND AND CONCRETE FLOODPLAINS HAVE PROVIDED SPACE FOR SOME PEOPLE TO RESTABILISE THEIR LIVES AND BUILD SOMEWHAT PERMANENT HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.
OSAKA CITY, JAPAN HAS THE HIGHEST RECORDED CONCENTRATION OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE COUNTRY. A FIGURE LARGELY THE RESULT OF 30 YEARS OF LAYOFFS IN THE DOMESTIC LABOR FORCE, COMBINED WITH A FAILED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE OUT OF WORK AND FALLING INTO POVERTY.
THE WORSENING SITUATION HAS LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH FEW OPTIONS TO STABILISE THEIR LIVES. IN OSAKA, MANY TURN TO ‘FLOP HOUSES’ IN THE FORMER LABOR TOWN, KAMAGASAKI, WHERE ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD THE 1,000¥ (£7) A NIGHT FEE. FAILING THAT, MANY SLEEP IN THE SURROUNDING PARKS AND DOORWAYS.
THE YODOGAWA, FOR SOME, HAS PROVIDED AN ESCAPE FROM THE STREETS OF THE CITY, AND YEARS OF MINIMAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HAS ALLOWED SOME INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO BUILD THEIR LIVES FOR OVER A DECADE ON THE BANKS OF THIS RIVER."
OSAKA CITY, JAPAN HAS THE HIGHEST RECORDED CONCENTRATION OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE COUNTRY. A FIGURE LARGELY THE RESULT OF 30 YEARS OF LAYOFFS IN THE DOMESTIC LABOR FORCE, COMBINED WITH A FAILED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE OUT OF WORK AND FALLING INTO POVERTY.
THE WORSENING SITUATION HAS LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH FEW OPTIONS TO STABILISE THEIR LIVES. IN OSAKA, MANY TURN TO ‘FLOP HOUSES’ IN THE FORMER LABOR TOWN, KAMAGASAKI, WHERE ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD THE 1,000¥ (£7) A NIGHT FEE. FAILING THAT, MANY SLEEP IN THE SURROUNDING PARKS AND DOORWAYS.
THE YODOGAWA, FOR SOME, HAS PROVIDED AN ESCAPE FROM THE STREETS OF THE CITY, AND YEARS OF MINIMAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HAS ALLOWED SOME INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO BUILD THEIR LIVES FOR OVER A DECADE ON THE BANKS OF THIS RIVER."
Creator
George Booth-Cole
Publisher
Self Published
Date
2018
Format
Soft Cover silver ink screen print.
Risograph inner
Perfect bound
Risograph inner
Perfect bound
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
20cm X 28cm.
Number of Pages
102
Edition Size
Hand numbered and signed edition of 200.
Place of Publication
London
Printer
Pagemasters
Website
georgeboothcole.com
URL Link to project
https://www.georgeboothcole.com/yodo-hito-book
Where to buy
https://www.georgeboothcole.com/yodo-hito-book
Collection
Citation
GBC, “YODO HITO,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 28, 2025, https://photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/144.