{"product_id":"girlish-boyish-by-vostok-press","title":"Girlish \u0026 Boyish by Vostok Press","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eexclusive distributor outside of South Korea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ediscontinued \/ arrêté\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"v8b6m4263\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGirlhood and Boyhood, Femininity and Masculinity— Beyond Gender Binaries, Toward the Diversity of All Beings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"u5inq4265\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLines are convenient. With a single line, even this vast world can be divided into one side and the other. Whatever aligns with our knowledge, understanding, and beliefs is drawn inside the line and becomes “us”; whatever does not is pushed outside and becomes “them.” In this way, countless lines are drawn across the world: race and nationality, place of origin and residence, wealth and education, social status and cultural capital, political inclination and ideology, appearance and body type—and even gender.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"y5irl4267\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLines are also violent. For those who fail to remain within the line drawn between woman and man, girl and boy, the consequences range from subtle glances of disapproval to overt hatred. This is because femininity and masculinity, girlhood and boyhood, are not merely used as descriptors of difference, but function as value systems—norms that must be upheld. As a result, people are consciously and unconsciously trained, coerced, and eventually conditioned to stay within these boundaries—in order to become “us,” and to avoid becoming “them.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"dqm2s4269\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe many images that surround “us” largely follow these same lines. Through the photographer and the model, clothing and makeup, poses and props, images often mobilize stereotypical notions of femininity and masculinity (girlhood and boyhood). This tendency is especially pronounced in fashion and advertising photography, where such traits are frequently exaggerated. Even ordinary individuals, when standing before a camera, tend to emphasize their femininity or masculinity more assertively than in everyday life. In this way, photographs come to embody the gender roles desired by each era, along with the expectations and fantasies attached to them. As we consume these images, we absorb—almost unconsciously—the ideas and value systems embedded within them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"gv0eo4271\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet some artists deliberately use photography to resist such conventional imagery. While some adopt conventionally feminine or masculine poses in front of the camera, others—precisely because they are before the lens—move more boldly and freely across these boundaries than they might in reality. Confronted with their images, we are prompted to reconsider the notions of “girl” and “boy” that we have long accepted without question.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"a4xtf4273\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this issue, we reflect on photographs that both reproduce and subvert the stereotypical images of girlhood and boyhood. Through this inquiry, we ask whether the binary lens that divides women and men is truly capable of embracing the full diversity of all beings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"k5azh742\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVOSTOK PRESS is an independent publishing house based in Seoul. Korea. It publishes a bimonthly photography magazine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVOSTOK, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand books on arts and photography. VOSTOK PRESS organizes exhibitions and events, directs lectures and workshops. It also carries out projects for institutions and private companies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"bimnd4262\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"v8b6m4263\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"tlkx34275\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"jmxsk4276\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGirlish \u0026amp; Boyish, Vostok Press. South Korea, July 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"XeQTa\" id=\"cjsc24278\" offset=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_6iWGT\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"4hkbt4279\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"87kyc4280\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_6iWGT\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"7h6jv4283\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"rh6y24284\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 170 mm x 240 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_6iWGT\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"hhkyz4287\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"oicgj4288\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e224\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_6iWGT\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"pfp0j4291\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"w5jzi4292\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vostok Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_6iWGT\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"ib6e14295\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"o9k3z4296\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9791170370642\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_6iWGT\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"00w9m4299\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pXKBF kN7xw\" id=\"mb5sj4300\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Korean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54144307757394,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1096\/2757\/2562\/files\/Girlish_Boyish_by_Vostok_Press_9791170370642.png?v=1785506870","url":"https:\/\/capturism.com\/products\/girlish-boyish-by-vostok-press","provider":"Capturism Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}