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"SOFASOSEXY" is a collection of works by British photographer Rankin. Since the 1990s, Rankin has been creating images that are strongly conscious of the physical and medial aspects of fashion magazines and celebrity portraits, becoming a symbol of contemporary visual culture through his provocative yet calculated direction. This book, primarily composed of works from the early 2000s, focuses on the models' bodies, poses, and gazes on the limited stage setting of a sofa, strongly highlighting the relationship between seeing and being seen. While sensuality is at the forefront, it is not merely titillating; it functions as a device to exaggerate and expose the very mold of "sexiness" that magazines and advertising have created. In terms of photographic history, this book resonates with the trends around the turn of the millennium that crossed the boundaries between editorial photography and art, and leaves the viewer questioning how the body is constructed as a consumable image.