The tagline of “Subsequence” is “Arts & Crafts for the Age of Eclectic.” This experimental project will cover a wide range of arts, crafts and culture from all sorts, regardless of generation, gender or nationality. Featuring domestic and international contributors for the editing and compilation processes.
Based on the fundamental idea of unfolding new untold stories through individual perspectives, we are aiming to create a magazine that resembles the works developed by passionate craftsmen and artisans who love their craft. We offer these stories to a wide range of people, as the magazine is intended for those who have an interest in cultural lifestyles. We hope to publish stories that have been forgotten in recent years and provide a window to present the joys of wandering through and experiencing a new undiscovered world. We will publish the magazine periodically when there are stories to be told, so please look forward to it.
volume 08
2025-1st
Bilingual Japanese and English
260 × 372mm 148P
Release date: December 13, 2025
The theme for this issue is “A Sense of Something.” In society today we are constantly expected and being asked to achieve our goals in a “quick, easy, and cheap” way. We wanted to take the opportunity to reconsider the things that can perhaps be discovered through a more daily or regulated routine, something that can only be felt from a gradual accumulation, to think about the meaning of taking your time to approach your intended destination without taking any shortcuts. This issue was put together with these sorts of thoughts in mind.
We spoke to a diverse set of subjects including artists, designers, writers, craftspeople, alongside other creators who are certainly connected to our modern societies of today, yet they occupy a space in time that contrasts the general flow of the world around them by honestly coming face to face with their sense of self in their life’s work as they share their sensibilities with others close to them. As always though, this issue will strive to offer plentiful amounts of content that will introduce undiscovered crafts, art and culture from all over the world. We plan to share a wealth of beautiful visuals alongside comprehensive copy for your discovery.
The opening essays were written by Kris Latocha(Book Producer), Junya Noguchi(Musician), Asako Iwama(Chef, Artist), Kyohei Sakaguchi(Writer, Architect, Musician, Artist, etc.).
A special feature, “Sensing & Creating” details interviews conducted with a long-established fishing tackle shop and rod maker that specializes in “Herabuna-zuri,” a culture unique to Japan along with an exchange between master and apprentice bakers that have worked with “home cultured yeast bread.” These two stories walk us through unique experiences that these people built with nature and their surroundings over years of interaction.
Additionally, there is a story about visvim’s Hiroki Nakamura and his interactions with the “Fluxus” movement which took place in New York that birthed the Artists’ Coop “FLUXHOUSE.” An on-site report on an ambitious project undertaken by a yak wool weaving atelier in Tibet that was begun with an intent to protect the livelihoods of local nomadic people. Last but not least, a story that introduces the home building philosophy and style of “Sankakuya,” one of Japan’s leading carpenter groups that carries on the sukiya style of architecture to this day.
Contents of the eighth issue
Essays
Kris Latocha/Junya Noguchi/Asako Iwama/Kyohei Sakaguchi
Cover story “Sensing & Creating”
To Catch a Herabuna: Wa-Style/Bread with Home-Cultured Yeast as a Movement
Other content
Yak khullu, a jewel gifted by the gods/The Work of Sankakuya/ Preserving Homes in New York: The Fluxus Dream of an Artists’ Co-op/ Open Wheelers and Friends/etc
Participating creators
Kyohei Sakaguchi/Gentaro Ishizuka/nakaban/Takashi Tsurumi/Naito Auto/Hiroki Nakamura/Kelsi Nakamura/etc
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