{"product_id":"preorder-is-there-a-cat-collaboration-with-a-hundred-cats","title":"PREORDER  Is There a Cat? Collaboration with a Hundred Cats","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eThis photo book is taken at 17 locations in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, featuring white cat figures placed throughout the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"426\"\u003eThese white cats are art objects created by the artist Yoko Ando for her installation art series \u003cem data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"262\"\u003e“Hyaku no Neko to Collaboration”\u003c\/em\u003e (“Collaboration with a Hundred Cats”). They were crafted at nearly life-size scale, using ultra-light paper clay as the material, with a total of about 150 pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eAndo referred to the assembled group of cats as the “performers” of \u003cem data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"514\"\u003eHyakuneko Ichiza\u003c\/em\u003e (“The Hundred Cats Troupe”), positioning herself as the troupe’s leader (za-chō), and developed her artistic practice through this conceptual framework. The artist passed away in 2024, leaving behind \u003cem data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"733\"\u003eHyakuneko Ichiza\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"995\"\u003ePhotographer Katsumi Kawashima transported these cat figures across various places in Sakai—locations where the artist had lived for many years—and captured moments where the sensibilities of the photographer and the artist appear to resonate and synchronize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eAs readers turn the pages, they may find the white paper-clay cats gradually evoking personal memories or experiences, to the point where they might feel as if they are real cats. Children might even begin inventing stories while reading. Although the book does not contain a structured narrative like a picture book, it is presented as a “photo picture book” with the hope that each reader will experience their own story-like interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003eAt the end of the book, there is also a small section introducing the facilities and businesses that cooperated in the photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y7htpj\" data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1638\"\u003eLet’s ride the tram and go out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hodkad\" data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1670\"\u003eWhat is a god’s home like?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ghsw8f\" data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eA department store feels like a labyrinth!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tv702i\" data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1755\"\u003eLet’s play at the kindergarten.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mfyh48\" data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003eDrawn by the smell of freshly baked bread.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ixmn88\" data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003eA coffee shop with a roasting workshop is fascinating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"thadl5\" data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003eHide-and-seek in a plumbing company’s warehouse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vslyah\" data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003eA “beckoning” cat at the greengrocer’s storefront?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sexk7k\" data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"2033\"\u003eI always wanted to ride a fire truck and an ambulance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"k7fyr7\" data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003eDressing up at an exceptional beauty salon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3800iu\" data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2125\"\u003eA strangely comforting flower shop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"x24e95\" data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2163\"\u003eCurious about the bicycle shop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17b91ba\" data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2215\"\u003eUnbelievable! 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