Regardless of how far I may go, I can only be myself. Whatever feels intuitively good or wonderful to me—be it music, graphics, or anything else—there is nothing else besides my own senses when I experience those feelings. I think I am slowly beginning to see the outlines of these senses, but in reality, though they may be honed over time they do not undergo any radical reform, and they will always be here fundamentally unchanged from what they were at the very beginning. In that case, I would like to be completely honest with that innate perspective.

One week ago, I went to a live performance by Ogre You Asshole. I had seen them twice before at outdoor events several years ago, and I approached their interview for this issue with the same feelings I had then, but this performance was on a completely new level, far beyond what I could have ever imagined. They broke through endlessly by releasing their senses, producing a unique dimension within their vortex of live sound that only existed in that moment. I suppose that was when I finally understood Ogre You Asshole. In spite of how much knowledge or information you may have, you will never truly understand something until you have thoroughly experienced it yourself.

The same also can be said about interviews. No matter how much prior knowledge you have and how many questions you prepare in advance, there is no way to predict where the conversation will lead until you actually conduct the interview. One response from the interviewee inspires curiosity anew and in turn leads to more questions with the hope of making the most of the precious opportunity to interview someone and understand them on a deeper level. Perhaps due to this impulse, even if the interviewee is an artist with authority or a well-known designer, I am not terribly concerned with inquiring about their methods or techniques but rather, my personal interest is exclusively in that person’s origins and unique sensibilities— in other words, what could be called their “real” self.

The central theme of this issue, “Personal Perspective,” grew from our desire to touch upon creativity as it relates to fashion. We approached people whose original perspectives we wanted to come in contact with, despite them being rather far removed from the fashion celebrated in magazines targeted at the general public. To tell the truth, interviewing people in the fashion industry might be one of my weak points. Perhaps it is because I have the impression that they are an unreachable privileged class, or maybe it is because feel I am an outsider to the field. However, their perspectives are steadfastly genuine as they approach their craftsmanship at the center of the fashion industry, and in the end, it became clear that neither field nor genre are relevant when we are face-to-face with the core essentials.

At any rate, this is probably the only path open to us anyway but we would like to continue creating Nigh, staying true to our innate senses and perspectives.