City Text/ure
VENUECulture Station Seoul 284 (Seoul, KR)
CURATORIAL DIRECTORKymn Kyungsun
CURATORTetsuya Goto
DESIGNER/PROGRAMMERShunya Hagiwara
COLLABORATORS Giang Nguyen SAIGON, Hung Chang-Lien TAIPEI, Javin Mo HONGKONG, Liu Jingsha + Li Shaobo BEIJING, Makoto Morimura OSAKA, Prabda Yoon BANGKOK, Sean Kelvin Khoo SINGAPORE, Shin Donghyeok & Shin Haeok = ShinShin SEOUL
“When we first visit a city, we read a map. We see a city from a panoramic or God view. We compass a city from its wholeness. However, a city from our point of view is, so to speak, a point landscape. I would say a city for a person is an accumulation of point landscapes in 360 degrees. “ASIA CITY TEXT/URE” is a series of articles in “Typojanchi Newsletter” project. The word texture includes “text;” both have come from the same Latin root word textus, meaning, “weave.” Characters are woven into text, the feel of which becomes texture. A word “Asia” originally indicates the eastern area beyond Europe. It is a rough word, however, this exhibition responds to its rough-ness. We try to remove the framework of countries, and average Asia. It exhibits point landscape of graphic designers and typographers in cities of Asia. When the points are connected, the lines will be interwoven. And, it will become a TEXT/URE. What does ASIA CITY TEXT/URE feel like?” — Tetsuya Goto
“Saigon — The Melting Pot”
The visual anthology documents the layered typographic texture of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Shaped by diverse cultural influences—from the Art Deco movement of the French colonial era to the relentless digitization of modern times—these letterforms stand as silent witnesses to a city in flux.
Suspended between past and present, heritage and reinvention, they embody the ongoing struggle to define identity while embracing the artistic imprints of each era. As these impermanent traces fade under globalization, this work serves as an ode to a visual language that continues to shape the city's soul.
CURATORTetsuya Goto
Sean Kelvin Khoo
DESIGNER/PROGRAMMERShunya Hagiwara
COLLABORATORSGiang Nguyen SAIGON, Hung Chang-Lien TAIPEI, Javin Mo HONGKONG, Liu Jingsha + Li Shaobo BEIJING, Makoto Morimura OSAKA, Prabda Yoon BANGKOK, Sean Kelvin Khoo SINGAPORE, Shin Donghyeok & Shin Haeok = ShinShin SEOUL