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SPECIES NOCTURNALIS
There are hidden worlds within our society of people that have chosen to be outcasts to live their life as they see fit. I aim to explore these hidden worlds and shine light into the darkness. For there can be no light without darkness, and there can be no shadows without light.
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This collection melds futuristic armor with primal decay. It evokes nomadic wanderers in a dying-thriving world.
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Creatures that are fierce, broken, blind, but alive.
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The clothes are distressed and patched together while at the same time feeling high quality and elegant. Fur protects the wearer and creates status. Custom Metal hardware matches the jewellery that the models are wearing. Everything is made from copper and then coated in enamel to create this ethereal glow which at the same times almost like rot and decay depending on how long it got treated.
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A feeling of acceptance in the face of destruction is what guides the mood and aesthetic of the collection. How humanity never stops going forward. All we do is change how we do it. Twisting and changing ourselves along the way, until eventually we will reach a future where nothing is as it once was.
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But such is the human condition to find meaning, to find a place to belong and to find beauty even in the darkest places and keep going no matter what. Almost in a parasitic way.
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Even though the whole collection and mood will be dark and grim, at its core it should be a celebration of art and the beauty that is everywhere around us.
CREDITS
Performance Trailer: @anil_sarikaya
Look Photos: @bylauragauch
Video Process Documentation:
@bylauragauch & thanks to Nicola Maurizio Reisch for the support