Hisano Iguchi (Interviewer: Yū Tsukada) | “If It Doesn’t Exist, Create It”: Academic Research as a Creative Activity—Explorers of Graphic Culture, Part 4
Hisano Iguchi discusses the breadth of graphic culture and the significance of academic research grants, while exploring creative practices such as archive-building and the archival project on Katsuhiro Yamaguchi.Summary
This article presents an interview with Hisano Iguchi, a reviewer for the DNP Cultural Foundation’s “Academic Research Grants on Graphic Culture,” offering a perspective that redefines graphic culture as “visual cultural studies.” Iguchi traces her diverse research trajectory from photo history to design history and contemporary art, and explores the visual culture of Hungary and the relationship between society and art after the Cold War. She also explains the necessity of building design archives in Japan, detailing the establishment of the NPO Design Research Center Tokyo and practical efforts to preserve and connect future research, including the archival projects for Hiroshi Kashiwagi and Katsuhiro Yamaguchi. Further, she discusses the selection criteria and significance of the academic research grants, emphasizing the importance of supporting research where academic rigor and creativity intersect, and envisions the future of graphic culture and the potential of research.
(Source：artscape)