ZHANGZHIQI STUDIO

Bronze Throne

Book cover design | 2018 | Zhangzhiqi

Sixteen scholars from different disciplines recorded the work experiences of 14 'informal laborers' from around the world. Due to our stereotypical impression of "formal work" - fixed contract periods, regular salaries, and social security, these workers are excluded from the "work scope" and from the social and government security system. Their economic situation is mostly unstable, but in the process of "doing side jobs" and "doing odd jobs", they also gain control over their free time and interpersonal relationships. This book aims to present the kaleidoscope like experiences of labor life in a diverse economy, arousing people's rethinking of the connotations of "traditional work" and "labor".