What is happeningto our attentionnow?

A printed archive of a human presence.
Edited by Matu Buiatti
2026–2036

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WITNESS — Chapter 01

Spring / Autumn 2026

Official WITNESS Chapter 01 mockup showing the front cover, spine and back cover
Official book mockup · Front, spine and backFront cover: Milos Nasio · Back cover: Stéphane Gizard

A printed archive
of a human presence.

240 pages · 25 × 30 cm
Primary language: English
Smyth-sewn hardcover
Approx. 2 kg / 4.4 lb
ISBN 978-631-01-8220-9

Matte-coated and uncoated papers, translucent sheets and special inserts create changes in texture and rhythm. Fold-out pages open to reveal photographs up to 70 cm long.

400 hand-numbered copies.
No reprints.

USD 300Worldwide shipping included
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Estimated dispatch from October 15, 2026.

Photography, writing, intimacy and memory.
The first chapter of WITNESS.

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Left page of a photographic spread by Milos NasioRight page of the photographic spread by Milos Nasio
Photography by Milos NasioChapter 01 · 0020–0021
Left page of Alexander Yantyushev’s photographic series featuring Vlad and Dima in a rural landscapeRight page of Alexander Yantyushev’s series, a companion portrait in the same rural landscape
Photography by Alexander YantyushevChapter 01 · 0184–0185

You leave the museum for the day, but perhaps the most important question you take with you is: not whether ideals have changed, but rather what kind of gaze we allow ourselves today when looking at a male body—and which ones we still feel compelled to explain.

Konstantin Lagger
The Hero is nude because he is a Hero
Excerpt · 0207
Left page of a photographic spread by Irene CruzRight page of the photographic spread by Irene Cruz
Photography by Irene CruzChapter 01 · 0050–0051

WITNESS
2026–2036

An archive to be looked at slowly, held on paper and returned to over time.

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21 contributors.
A shared archive.

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Chapter 01
Edition of 400 hand-numbered copies.

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