Relay Column: Repair Techniques & The Voice of Silence (Yusuke Hasegawa, Yu Kawajiri)

In 2023, I published a book titled 『哲学するアトリエ』. The book is a collection of episodes that occurred during the process of collaborative production with artists and actors, as well as events that I judged should be documented, even though they aren't reflected in the work itself. One of the motivations behind creating this book was my desire to establish my own style of philosophy.
At the same time, while conducting research in graduate school, I was cultivating both an appreciation for and discomfort with pursuing specialized study. Through engaging in specialized philosophical research, I was able to learn firsthand how to formulate questions and handle concepts. Simultaneously, I felt like the distinctiveness of my own language, as a writing subject, was being lost.
How is philosophy as the endeavor of creating unique words possible? From such thought, I had an insight: by sharing a moment filled with singularity with someone and turning what occurred into the material for writing, perhaps some kind of forward visibility can be opened.
About a year has passed since I published this book, and currently, my interest and state of affairs are such that I'm beginning to settle into writing articles and taking up necessary roles in projects, while alternating between studying philosophical texts and interacting with people.