料理人

A book compiling Kyohei Sakaguchi's cooking and reflections. This new style of cookbook includes "cook 1" and "cook 2," 30-day cooking diaries, and a newly written essay, "What is Cooking?"

This book contains almost no recipes or explanations of cooking techniques. Through photos and handwritten texts documenting daily cooking, it describes the quiet process by which cooking, living, and creating connect. Drawing from his own experience with manic depression, Sakaguchi states that cooking is an activity that restores the "ability to think about tomorrow" and a daily routine that reawakens creativity.

In "What is Cooking?", included at the end of the book, Sakaguchi uses Henri Bergson's philosophy as a clue to consider cooking not merely as a household chore or a skill, but as an act that cultivates the inherent human creativity. He positions cooking as a practice of embracing uncertainty and enjoying change in life. The content, which frames cooking in this way, can be read as a philosophy of life that transcends the boundaries of a cookbook.

A book that changes how one views the world through cooking and re-examines the very act of living. A unique collection by Kyohei Sakaguchi, where a photo diary, essay, and art book overlap.

[Title] cook
[Publisher] Shobunsha
[Publication Date] May 15, 2024 (3rd printing)
[Page Count] 160 pages
[Size] Approx. 16525513mm / 420g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] KUKKU
[Author/Editor, etc.] Kyohei Sakaguchi/Author, Tatsuya Ariyama/Art Direction, Yui Yamamoto/Design
[Printing] Chuo Seihan Insatsu/Printing, National Seihon Kyodo Kumiai/Binding
[ISBN] 9784794974069
[Condition] Used [3] Good (Cover: Age-related deterioration on back cover, Main body: Slight foxing on top edge)
[Accessories] Obi, transparent cover
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Kyohei Sakaguchi (born 1978)

Born in Kumamoto Prefecture. Writer, architect, painter, musician.

Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture. In 2004, he published the photo book "0 Yen House," gaining attention for his unique perspective on the dwellings of the homeless. Through works like "TOKYO 0 Yen House 0 Yen Life" and "How to Build an Independent Nation," he continues to disseminate ideas about living, economy, and creativity free from existing values.

In recent years, he has also engaged in activities that position cooking and daily routines as creative practices. In this book "cook," he explores living and creativity through cooking.

Representative works include "0 Yen House," "TOKYO 0 Yen House 0 Yen Life," "How to Build an Independent Nation," "Philosophy of Family," "Construction Site," and "cook."

Major awards include the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun Publishing Culture Award ("Gen'nen Jidai") and the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun Literary Award ("Philosophy of Family").

His works are held by institutions such as the Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto.

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