Named after a co-op housing estate in Fukuoka where Navin Rawanchaikul first lived when he moved to Japan in 1996, the project began with a farewell event for abandoned cars parked along the riverside of this community. A series of workshop with children were developed with the collaboration of a community school, where among various activities the Japanese kids exchanged postcards and gifts with children at schools in Chiang Mai. A social project that was about using art to forge relationships and break down barriers, interviews were conducted with elderly residents about the history of the neighbourhood as well as their experiences and feelings of living there. Documenting the voices of 22 people in the community, Murozumi Page screened the commentaries across six monitors outside a supermarket located in the community’s centre. The two-week outdoor exhibition also invited community members to come together in an organised seminar and picnic. There was also a questionnaire asking the audience to give their thoughts on this work and their experiences on living or visiting this community.

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