Publisher/Chiasma

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The inaugural issue to the fourth issue of the independent magazine "Vostok." Founded in 2019 under the editorship of Sohei Oshiro, the magazine, while borrowing the format of a fashion magazine, aims for expression that transcends photography, art, and society, and is developing as an attempt to re-examine the possibilities of print media. As symbolized by the theme of the inaugural issue, "POST-FAKE," each issue has a set theme, and photographers and artists from Japan and abroad, such as Takashi Homma, Yoshiyuki Okuyama, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, and Momo Okabe, participate, presenting a reading experience different from both photobooks and literary magazines through a structure that moves back and forth between images and text. In particular, the fourth issue re-examines the very nature of magazines in the context of the post-COVID-19 social situation, and the cover and pages feature images of Momo Okabe. By narrowing down the contributors and structure, it deepens in a more contemplative direction, becoming a magazine that not only allows you to "see" photographs, but also strengthens its power as a medium for deciphering the perspectives and situations behind them.