SIOSEH #32 ADDICTIVE

SIOSEH
Excerpt from: Timm Starl, “Dreiunddreißig heißt SIOSEH, die kleinste Fotozeitschrift der Welt,” in: FAZ, Feuilleton, 03. 16. 2001, p. 46,

(….)Thirty-three is what SIOSEH means: the smallest photography magazine in the world. Quite extraordinary how a periodical on photography has made its way into public domain because its second issue is not a publication in its own right but a contribution in another photography journal. Such unique placement is quite typical of SIOSEH whose editor will present each new issue at different locations: cafés, bookshops, boutiques, etc. However, with the presentation of a magazine in another a specific quality was lost, namely, the image of a medium. This is why SIOSEH’s size that makes it so striking: the booklets with 36 to 48 pages are the size of a postcard – needless to say when open (…)

The buyer holds in his hands something not everybody has access to and only a few know. He thus resembles a collector who looks for beauty in the small and creates a universe of his own with his discoveries. Such clientele is quite like the editor herself who usually finds her topics and authors amongst the friends and acquaintances that she gathers around herself.

Artists Sioseh #32:

A1one – Busk – DBS – Deep Inc. – DNM – Die Made – El Lasso – Franke – Holy Sin – Keramik – Knochenmann – Kryot – Muecke – Nychos – Robert Huttinger – Serge Wottafak – Skero – Smurf – Stereotyp – Tony Hell

Curator, Art Direction & Production: Hutan Vahdani, BBR

SIOSEH Project by: Sissi Farassat

Robert Huttinger for SIOSEH #32 – READ .PDF File HERE

Exhibition Impressions: View Flickr Photos