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Lee Weicong, designer
Larry Peh, creative director
Ivanho Harlim, photographer
&Larry, design firm
Enlightenment, Here is ZINE Tokyo 11, client

“In a largely conservative Singapore, societal progress treads a fine line by forbidding nudity and outright pornography but allowing the conditional sale of ‘adult-interest lifestyle magazines.’ While considered tame by more liberal societies, such approved publications must be tagged with a prominent label that reads, ‘Unsuitable for the Young.’ The warning aims to protect children and avoid offending conservative citizens. Inspired by this practice while questioning its efficacy, &Larry censored the work of photographer Ivanho Harlim with strategically overlaid warning labels, thereby rendering the end product ‘suitable for the young.’ Controversial words in the artist’s statements were also blanked out with correction tape. As a conceptual extension, each magazine was also packaged with a children’s sticker sheet, encouraging readers to self-censor their personal copies.”

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