LOOKING at the work of MASATO CHIBA in particular this DYUF!
Fifty-five close-up portraits, faces filling the frame in high contrast. Direct eye contact meeting the camera — suspicion, laughter, indifference — an in-your-face approach to street portraiture made in Tokyo.
Born 1977 in Hokkaido. A photographer and publisher known for raw street portraits and architectural photography. Founder of Masato Co., producing photobooks including Abu and Dyuf!.
LOOKING at the work of BRETT LLOYD in particular a selection of images from NAPOLI NAPOLI NAPOLI
BRETT has spent over 12 years in Naples with his camera and ‘Napoli, Napoli, Napoli’ accumulates much of this work into his first major book and project. His work combines a love with contemporary culture with a eye for the human condition, taking inspiration from neorealist Italian cinema.
@brett_lloyd
LOOKING at the work of CHRISTOPHER GEE in particular this BLACK HOUSE
A small structure transformed. Architectural, pared back, almost silent. A solitary building held in dark tone, somewhere between landscape and memory.
LOOKING at the work of SHARON LOCKHART in particular this PINE FLAT PORTRAIT STUDIO (2005)
Photographic portraits of children from a rural Sierra Nevada community. Made over several years in a simple studio Lockhart built in a barn, with a black backdrop and natural light. Subjects invited to be themselves, present in posture and gaze without narrative or nostalgia. A quiet study of presence, time, and the lived experience of youth in place.
LOOKING at the work of ALEKSEY KONDRATYEV In particular this ICE FISHERS OF ASTANA
On the frozen Ishim River in Astana, fishermen drill through ice in temperatures reaching −40°C. Shelters made from discarded plastic sacks and market packaging.
Improvised protection against the cold. Resourcefulness shaped by necessity. A centuries-old practice continuing at the edge of a modern skyline.
LOOKING at the work of ALEKSANDER JURCZAK in particular this HAT
Headwear approached as sculpture. Form shaped by hand, heat, and time. Vintage fur felt and antique textiles reworked through burning, brushing, and weathering. Imperfection left visible. Character over decoration.
@aleksandrmanamis
LOOKING at the work of JEMILA ISA in particular DETAILS from various
Painting and sculpture engaging with spirituality, faith, and womanhood. Figures with wide, startled eyes or vacant expressions. A quiet urgency held in the gaze. Work shaped by the experience of growing up in the church. Exploring how belief systems, tradition, and inherited narratives press upon the lives of women, particularly within African communities and the diaspora.
@jemilaisa
LOOKING at the work of MATÉO GARCIA in particular these CUSTOM SPEAKERS at CELINE FW26 runway show.
A French designer working between sculpture, design, and sound. Sculptural loudspeakers and sound objects, where listening becomes spatial and architectural. Sound treated as a primary material.
Trained in Fine Arts at ENSCI-Les Ateliers in Paris. Founder of Manifart, experimenting with sound installations and multidisciplinary works. Recently developing high-performance listening systems and scenographic speakers for performances and runway shows.
@mateogarcia_audio
LOOKING at the work of HYUN SEOK SIM in particular his STAINLESS STEEL CUTLERY
A South Korean master craftsman working in silver and steel, made by hand. Perhaps best known for a series of fully functioning cameras produced in the early 2000s, made in sterling silver. Studied at Kon-Kuk University and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada.
VISITING the CHIESA DI SAN MARCO in particular this ERASED KNIGHT
A tombstone placed vertically in the right transept, between the former chapel of St. Thomas of Villanova and the rear entrance of the church. A knight in Renaissance dress, his face and every identifying mark meticulously removed.
For a serious crime against the Church, a sentence of damnatio memoriae — memory erased forever, name and likeness struck from record.
LOOKING at the work of HERMAN HERTZBERGER
in particular this IN-FLOOR HANGOUT AREA, MONTESSORI SCHOOL DELFT (1966)
A recessed gathering space set into the floor of the kindergarten. Architecture shaped around use. Structuralist thinking — design for interaction, not display. The interior experience prioritised over the exterior image. Built for children to inhabit, not just to pass through.
LOOKING at the work of MARY ELLEN MARK in particular this SELECTION (IMAGES NAMED IN ORDER)
Black-and-white documentary portraits made through time and proximity. Often spending years with her subjects. Lives at the margins, photographed with compassion and intimacy. Relationship-led practice. Trust built slowly. Humanist observation of social and political life, in New York and beyond.
(1)AMANDA AND HER COUSIN AMY, VALDESE, NORTH CAROLINA
1990(2)COWGIRL TWINS WITH HORSEHEADS, TWINS FESTIVAL
1987(3)GRAND WIZARD, DOBERMANNS & GUN, ARYAN NATIONS
1986(4)BOYS WITH FROGS, MALPAI RANCHERS
1995(5)SISTERS, CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY
1968(6)RAT AND MIKE WITH GUN, FROM THE SERIES ‘STREETWISE’
1986
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