Office of the Archive

Head of Department: Tetsuya Goto

The Office of the Archive (OofA) is an on-site archiving office that collects artifacts and impressions of the biennial, all of which will be indexed. “The Absolute Beginners” (TAB) archivist team will work in a mobile office to document and archive the biennial in a public and performative manner. OofA is not an exhibition. It helps people (of the present and the future) to better understand the Fikra Graphic Design Biennial 01: Ministry of Graphic Design.

TAB are Tetsuya Goto (Japan) and Saki Ho (Hong Kong). They aim to connect visitors with the biennial, and use familiar tools, such as smartphones or even pen and paper, to bring visitors to actively participate in the process of archiving and indexing.