Publisher/asterisk books

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"Gray Out" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Shoichi Tokuno. In addition to his work as a photographer, Tokuno has also been involved in book design, and his careful handling of the space between sight and words is a consistent theme in his work. This book is published by asterisk, a label run by photographer Daisuke Morishita, who also handled the editing. The 172 monochrome photographs, spread across 172 A4 pages, capture scenes from the corners of the city and passing moments in soft tones, without clear themes or explanations, shaping the world of the work through the texture and arrangement of the images themselves. The large format pages, which highlight the details, are composed in a way that directly captures the blurring of light and the density of shadows, creating a sequence of everyday scenes that seem to rise up with a quiet tension. Rather than mere documentation, there is a sense of capturing the presence of moments that are often overlooked, and this book is one in which the "sequence of gray" that appears only when compiled into a booklet resonates quietly.