OBSCURA No. 1 — Spencer Grimshaw Issue 01 · Limited Print Edition

OBSCURA No. 1 introduces artist Spencer Grimshaw through the lens of photographer Claudio Harris / OBSCURA by LEWIS  our curatorial imprint dedicated to photography as a cultural language, where the masculine form, artistic freedom, and visual honesty are treated with the seriousness of gallery publishing.
Known for using the body as a living canvas, Grimshaw’s practice sits between drawing, performance, and image-making. In this inaugural edition, we bring his world into a tightly edited object: intimate, tactile, and designed to be collected a printed artefact that honours process as much as result.

Shot in a timeless black-and-white direction, the edition embraces restraint and tension: skin as surface, gesture as narrative, and the quiet confrontation of being seen. The sequence is curated with OBSCURA’s signature pacing minimal text, maximum atmosphere creating a compact gallery-brochure experience that feels deliberate, archival, and enduring.
This is Issue 01 of the OBSCURA zine line: one artist, one world, one object released in small quantities and never designed for mass reproduction.

Uncensored Edition
In keeping with OBSCURA’s commitment to artistic integrity,
all images are presented in their complete, uncensored form inside the publication.
Previews online may be partially obscured for discretion.
The printed edition preserves the work exactly as intended.

Inside the Edition
* Curated black-and-white photographic sequence
* Minimal editorial text (artist context + concise credits)
* Designed as a collectible A5 printed artifact

Product Details
* Title: OBSCURA No. 1 — Spencer Grimshaw
* Format: A5 (148 × 210 mm)
* Pages: 28
* Print: Black & White
* Binding: Saddle-stitched
* Paper: Premium uncoated stock
* Edition: Strictly limited

Why it Matters
OBSCURA exists to resist self-censorship and restore editorial courage around the masculine gaze not for provocation, but for cultural memory. This first zine sets the tone: gallery-level curation, collectible design, and work that asks the viewer to look longer.