« With its near-phallic shape stirring in most fully-grown adults sexual imageries condemned by many religious and proper people, the banana remains a highly popular fruit enjoyed by millions around the world. Large scale farming has made the tropical fruit accessible almost all year round and in most countries, so much so that it is rare to come across anyone who is completely unaware of this iconic fruit. Popularity aside, it is perhaps important to note that one of the most significant aspects of this yellow fruit is its role in the beginning and end of most human life; its soft, easily mashable texture makes eating easy for both teething babies and the toothless elderly…”

56 pages
Saddle Stitched
Photography & Illustrations in Full Colour
‘Science of the Secondary: Banana’ is the eleventh edition in the series of ongoing research conceived and developed by Atelier HOKO.

L'Abeille de Saint-Simon - Alice Brière-Haquet / Mai Li Bernard
Birds - Damien Poulain
UPO 2 - J'aimerai être là - Xenia Naselou
movement in squares - Stefanie Leinhos
Philonimo - Le Canard de Wittgenstein - Alice Brière-Haquet, Loïc Gaume
Lucky Me - Eva Rotreklová & Jules Janssen
Le vieux père - Laurent Kropf
Design sous artifice : la création au risque du machine learning - Anthony Masure
Tools #04 – Couper / To Cut
Triptyque - Ronan Bouroullec 









