Rough Magic by Shiori Ota

By (author): Shiori Ota

Title: Rough Magic

Subtitle: Burning Magazine Special Edition

Blurb:

Burning Magazine has been a pioneering feminist art magazine based in Tokyo since 2020, under the vision of photographer Shiori Ota. Since its inception Burning Magazine has featured emerging and established women-identifying artists from Japan and around the world. The special edition „Rough Magic“ explores an array of abstract concepts from tender to existential - through the lens of 28 photographers from around the world, handpicked by Shiori. Beyond what is typically labeled as the “female gaze”, „Rough Magic“ takes inspiration from the Girly Photo movement of Japan in the 90s and places a modern lens on old ideas. Burning Magazine’s "Rough Magic“ art book pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a female photographer and shatters any preconceived limits tied to that identity. The edition boldly explores themes of the body and space-both personal and planetary-while diving into the realms of true love, the strange intimacy between humans and technology, and the complexities of sexuality. 

ISBN: 978-87-7620-489-1

Book language: English

Publishing house: Snap Collective

Website: www.snap-collective.com

Editorial Assistant: Valentina Furtuna

Designer: Natalia Sweetkovskaya

Published on: in production

Category: Art

Price (€): 129

Keywords: feminism, female gaze, magazine, zine, female artist, female photographer