Soko Ichiri #01/#02 new previously unpublished photographs to her

previously unpublished photographs to her latest series

possessing unique humor and a feeling of transparency

these relationships are akin to the first light of a sunrise

In contemporary Japan

When she was a 14-year-old junior high school student

Soko Ichiri #01/#02 new previously unpublished photographs to herThis two part volume documents the 2022 and 2024 solo exhibitions held at Kinkan Gallery in Meguro, Tokyo, from Atsuto Shimadas ongoing series "Soko Ichiri." Set in his native Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Shimadas process is deeply ritualistic: he consistently uses a 50mm lens (with occasional forays into 55mm), the same film, and a fixed development and printing routine. This publication is positioned not merely as a photo book, but as an