By Hiromi Saimon Better 2021 - Kingpouge Laika 12 78 Photos Photography

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Over several months, Saimon and Laika traveled extensively throughout Japan and abroad to capture a diverse array of settings. The resulting collection of documents this journey, featuring Laika in a wide range of artistic contexts: : Unlike digital ARGs, the physical nature of

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