FIXES

Gaps between the roof and walls of a bicycle parking shed utilized as plastic bag storage.



Materials: Gaps
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Heavy duty electrical wire used to train a garden shrub remains as skeleton of long-gone life.


Materials: Electrical Wire
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

The practice of taping up post boxes in apartment complexes stops excess junk-mail and also serves as a signal as to which apartments may be available for rent.

Materials: Tape
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Umbrellas stored (left for dead?) on a stairwell railing.

Materials: Railing
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Growing tomatoes in a web of string in the apartment complex carpark.



Materials: String
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Leaky outdoor storage compartment waterproofed with plastic sheet and rocks.


Materials: Plastic Sheet, Rocks
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Door handle of under-stair compartment used as glove storage.


Materials: Door handle
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

String turns tree trunk into storage space for plastic bags, pegs and nets needed for the apartment complex garbage disposal space.


Materials: String
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Hard corners above garbage disposal space for apartment block made more visible with tape.


Materials: Electrical tape
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Tree as outdoor storage/drying space for mops and dustpan. Mops hang off hooks on branches.





Materials: Hooks
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Tree trained to grow over entrance gate with rope attached to fence.



Materials: Rope
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Tops of athletic bars in playground capped with cans for safety. Cans fixed to poles with wire and sealed with electrical tape.



Materials: Cans, Wire, Electrical tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Entranceway fashioned from tree branches. Inside edge cut smooth.


Materials: Tree branches
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Gateposts held together with plastic ties.




Materials: Plastic Ties
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Fence constructed from plastic grill affixed to concrete block reinforcing spikes and metal poles.



Materials: Wire, Plastic Grill
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Corrugated iron sheets form a fence when affixed to metal reinforcing spikes. Plastic stakes fixed to the back provide extra stabilization.


Materials: Wire, Metal Spike, Plastic Stake
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Outdoor storage for a workshop constructed by strapping trolley to side of workshop with electrical cord.



Materials: Electrical Cord
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Rope barrier to workshop parking/storage area. Constructed from rope and wire. Wire is used in two ways: (1) To fashion a hook at one end to facilitate opening/closing of the barrier (2) To bind excess rope to the main barrier.



Materials: Wire, Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

An effective way to signal – “don’t use me”. Hanging notice reads – “for emergency use only”.


Materials: Insulation Sheet
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Fence constructed from many fences. Held together with wire.


Materials: Wire
Location: Akishima, Tokyo