polaris

ORDINARY NARRATIVE

I launched this project called "polaris" in the fall of 2019. I have been asking through our project: "how might we activate people's ordinary narratives to acquire different interpretations of the world to contemplate their life?"

The origin of “Narrative” started in the field of clinical psychology. When people struggle with an issue in their mind, they can externalize problems to share with caregivers by articulating themselves. The narrative is a means by which people interpret phenomena. Moreover, people try to understand the meaning of themselves and their lives by creating their own narratives.

The narrative has a contrast compared with a story. The story is a guide that takes people to a particular action. The story usually has direction and concreteness.

However, the narrative is the act that people articulate about themselves. The narrative is like people’s own lens and and way of interpreting about the world. They are sometimes very vague.

JOURNEY OF CONTEMPLATION

Through our magazine production activities, we have been asking how we can activate the potential of people's ordinary narratives.

The unexplored lands inhabited by ethnic minorities in China, the ancient ruins of Cambodia, and a prison music label in London. Through the collection of fragmented narratives, how can people obtain a different interpretation of this world?

Immersion, reinterpretation, resonance. A life different from my own, run by people different from me. Fragmented and ordinary. It is a catalyst for contemplating one's own life.

Our magazine is now in over 40 bookstores in the UK and Japan.

NARRATIVES RESONATE

We will publish our new magazine in the summer of 2023. And not just a magazine, but a platform for people around the world to express their narratives.

We will create a platform with the theme of "journey of contemplation" that will create a different perception of the world, not only for the readers but also for the contributors.