Tabaimo: Boundary Layer

Boundary Layer is the first full publication on Tabaimo's work, illustrating the large-scale interactive video pieces featured in the show at the Parasol unit, London, May ndash; August 2010, including Japanese Kitchen (1999), hanabi-ra (2003), guigunorama (2006), public conVENience (2006) and yudangami (2009). The book discusses Tabaimo's beautiful yet disturbing hand-drawn animations, which mix traditional Japanese imagery with digital video techniques. It illustrates both dark satirical pieces that critique modern Japanese society as well as those inspired by the media and Tabaimo's own personal experiences. English text.;