Vending Machines of Japan

The prevalence of vending machines in Japan is well described, but it wasn’t until I visited myself that I really understood. Walking the streets of Tokyo, I would play a game where I would try to find places where a vending machine was not within a line of sight, which was not very frequent.

Amongst our adventures discovering Japanese culture, I capture frames and frames of images of vending machines we passed, often in unusual places – at the top of a mountain after a long hike, in the grounds of a centuries old castle. This zine is a presentation of this collection of images.

Second Printing | 36pp A5 full colour | 150GSM pages with 200GSM cover | recycled paper stock

The Shattered Horizon Zine
The Shattered Horizon is a series of photographs which hopes to provide a glimpse into a place that only exists within the dimension of time. The body of work showcases a series of multiple exposures onto expired film using a camera originally designed as a toy, the Holga 120N. The series explores the dimension of time and how that can influence representations of real world places.

Edition of 100 | 32pp A5 full colour | 150GSM pages with 200GSM cover | recycled paper stock

Noodles II Zine
A zine inspired by the packaging design on instant noodle packs.

First Printing | 24pp A5 landscape full colour | 150GSM pages with 200GSM cover | recycled paper stock

BIO

Natalie Blom is a photomedia artist and zine maker from Perth, Western Australia. Blom completed an Advanced Diploma of Photography at Central Institute of Technology in Perth in 2010. Since graduating her work has been exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. Blom’s practice investigates personal histories through connection with place utilising analogue photographic processes and experimental means of production.