HOW DO EDUCATION AND CREATIVITY EXIST TOGETHER? IN AN AGE WHERE STUDENTS ARE FACED WITH 'LEARNING OUTCOMES' AND INSTITUTIONS ARE SCRUTINISED ON SUCCESS RATES AND LEAGUE TABLES, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE STUDENT, AND HOW DOES THIS IMPACT ON CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, FOR BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE?

LOOKING AT THE WIDER CONTEXT WITHIN THE CREATIVE ARTS, INCLUDING MUSIC AND CINEMA, WHAT DOES FREEDOM TO CREATE ON ONE'S OWN TERMS REALLY MEAN, AND IS THIS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORKS OF TODAY'S COMMERCIAL, ART, AND EDUCATIONAL SECTORS? IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL, AND CAN IT WORK?

THIS ISSUE OF PpR JOURNAL ORIGINATED FROM THE IDEA OF A 'FREE SCHOOL'. THE JAPANESE FASHION DESIGNER YOSHIKAZU YAMAGATA (writtenafterwards AND written by) FOUNDED COCONOGACCO, AN INDEPENDENT FASHION SCHOOL IN TOKYO. A SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS DO NOT FOLLOW LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA, AND INSTEAD ARE FREE TO EXPLORE THEIR INDIVIDUAL CREATIVE POTENTIAL WITHOUT SUCH CONSTRAINTS. EXPLORING THE NOTION OF FREEDOM, SINGER/SONGWRITER TANITA TIKARAM DISCUSSES THE CREATIVE PROCESS IN AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION; ANTON GOTTLOB PHOTOGRAPHS KAZUKO HOHKI OF FRANK CHICKENS, AND CHIKASHI SUZUKI JOINS A CLASS OF STUDENTS AT COCONOGACCO.


INTERVIEW

KAZUKO HOHKI
INTERVIEW BY DAVID BENNETT, PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTON GOTTLOB

TANITA TIKARAM
INTERVIEW AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID BENNETT

YOSHIKAZU YAMAGATA
INTERVIEW BY LAURA GARDNER

YOSHIKAZU YAMAGATA AND CHIKASHI SUZUKI
INTERVIEW BY YOSHIKO KURATA

SRECKO HORVAT
INTERVIEW BY MARIJA RADAKOVIC, PHOTOGRAPHY BY OLIVER ABRAHAM


FEATURE

COCONOGACCO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHIKASHI SUZUKI

BERLIN/PARIS/STOCKHOLM/KIRUNA
JAN-AUG 2017
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDERS EDSTRÖM

HUMOUR FOR LIFE AND DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIHO MIYACHI AND DAVID BENNETT
TEXT BY AYAKO SHUTO

OPTIMISTIC YOUTH
IMAGES BY OLU ODUKOYA

ONZON
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIHO MIYACHI

GASPARD AND THE OCEAN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID BENNETT
TEXT BY ELIZABETH GREGORY
ILLUSTRATION BY MIHO MIYACHI


FASHION

UNIVERSITY OF MILAN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIMO WIRSCHING, STYLING BY MORENO GALATA

writtenafterwards PART 1
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAYA AKASHIKA, STYLING BY SUMIRE HAYAKAWA

writtenafterwards PART 2
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HAJIME SAWATARI, STYLING BY SUMIRE HAYAKAWA


CONTRIBUTORS

MAYA AKASHIKA, DAVID BENNETT, ANDERS EDSTRÖM, MORENO GALATA, LAURA GARDNER, ANTON GOTTLOB, ELIZABETH GREGORY, SUMIRE HAYAKAWA, YOSHIKO KURATA, MIHO MIYACHI, OLU ODUKOYA, MARIJA RADAKOVIC, HAJIME SAWATARI, AYAKO SHUTO, CHIKASHI SUZUKI, TIMO WIRSCHING



PpR JOURNAL ISSUE 3
PUBLISHER: PpR EDITIONS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
PAGES: 128
SIZE: 27.5 X 20.5 CM
BINDING: PERFECT BINDING
ISSN: 2057-4959


COVER

UNIVERSITY OF MILAN
PHOTOGRAPHED BY TIMO WIRSCHING
STYLING BY MORENO GALATA
FASHION MOLLY GODDARD





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