Forgetting Tokyo by Mingli

When holding on to a memory dearly, we face the inevitable nature of the human brain, where lapses eventually happen. However, I don’t see them as a bad thing. Instead, I view them as invitations – empty spaces waiting to be filled with more colourful memories. For me, it’s the memory of when I moved to Tokyo, Japan, just for a short period of time. That chapter in my life is etched deeply into my soul, and as the details blur, I’m ready to fill these gaps – represented here as slices of colour within a cherished image of my memory – with new ones.

About Mingli

Mingli (Ming) is a multifaceted creative involved in many fields including writing, photography, and design. At her day job, she writes about Art and Culture under the global publication Time Out. Outside of that, her main passion is very much centered around books and the printed matter. Some of the books she has designed and worked on, both under the design house WORK and independently, are currently housed in the collections of National Gallery Singapore (Singapore), DAIKANYAMA T-SITE (Tokyo), Thing Books (Singapore), The Book Show (Singapore), Printed Matter (New York), Mulu Office, ss space space (Taipei), and TACO! (London).

Her works and explorations in the form of images, zines, books and whatnot, revolve around the documentations of people, memory, nature, objects, thoughts, and the heart of life at large.
Ming also runs Serious Books – a personal platform spotlighting art books that she has collected from around the world and their makers. Additionally, she co-runs Part Time Book Club, a community-driven program that aims to bring book lovers together to connect and share about books.