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Interview with Make Up Artist and founder of Marguerite´s Make Up School: Marguerite Gebhardt
Story behind the scenes:
It was another challenge to myself, and I love challenges. I saw on which the hero's clothes looked like a background. And then the idea came to sew clothes from the same material as the background.
I have a favorite team, to which I voiced this idea and everyone was delighted. We chose a fabric with a stylist, she also sewed everything that was needed. And just then the photographers' friends asked me to show them new lighting schemes during the shooting, to hold a small master class. It was a great coincidence. I like to find picturesqueness in any kind of filming. In my opinion, painting and photography are very connected and there are many archetypes of pictorial images in our heads. Therefore, the search for these picturesque coincidences of light, lines, plastics is one of my favorite activities on shooting).
It was another challenge to myself, and I love challenges. I saw on which the hero's clothes looked like a background. And then the idea came to sew clothes from the same material as the background.
I have a favorite team, to which I voiced this idea and everyone was delighted. We chose a fabric with a stylist, she also sewed everything that was needed. And just then the photographers' friends asked me to show them new lighting schemes during the shooting, to hold a small master class. It was a great coincidence. I like to find picturesqueness in any kind of filming. In my opinion, painting and photography are very connected and there are many archetypes of pictorial images in our heads. Therefore, the search for these picturesque coincidences of light, lines, plastics is one of my favorite activities on shooting).
Credits:
Photographer:Anja Ekstrøm
Retoucher: Stefaniya Nazarenko
Model: Svetlana Grabenko
Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist: Widad Guimar
Flower Arranger, Accessory Designer: Munk Decor
Photographer:Anja Ekstrøm
Retoucher: Stefaniya Nazarenko
Model: Svetlana Grabenko
Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist: Widad Guimar
Flower Arranger, Accessory Designer: Munk Decor
Story behind the shots:
Lately I’ve been shooting a lot of film with the amazing Mamiya RZ67 and have been very inspired by all the things you can do while in the development process, like only develop parts of the negatives, scratching it, double exposures etc. It’s almost like going back to the basics in a way. A perfect example and master of this is Man Ray. I’m so fascinated that photographers like him came up with ideas like this and had the knowledge how to do it – 80 years ago! This is a lot of decades before Photoshop came along…
I’ve tried to take this to the digital format as well as you can see in the images, inverting the colors in some parts of the images. Even though I like the effect I thought the images looked a little flat and boring so I added the flowers in various places to get a little more life to it.
I’m in a period now where I find experementing is more giving to me than rather making a plain fashion/beauty image, which can be beautiful too of course, but for me right now, more is more – for better or for worse.
The photoshoots depicts a vision of the Plastic Demon. The model is dressed fully in a plastic waste. The Plastic Demon it is - being proud and careless, dominating the earth. It also shows the emotional state a Human, who did something wrong, bad in consequences. First phase - PINK - being proud and strong, looking down on everybody. Second phase - YELLOW - human is a little ashamed, starts to feel guilty and try to find justification for what she did. Looks for guidance and consolation. Third phase - BLUE/GRAY- the human knows, that what she did cannot be undone. That she had messed up really bad, and that she is lost.
The Clothes are made by the photographer. Vivid, hypersaturated colours of clothing were intended to emphasize artificiality, unnaturality of plastic. Depicting the model and her poses, were purposefully done in high-fashion, haute couture way.
About my motivation to do the photoshoot:
Human is the only specie, that destroy himself and his surrounding in a bigger picture, and at the same time is being sure, that he is going perfectly right way and still rising, and gaining the power. On earth this doesn't work that way. How narrow minded he is. Egocentric idiot - yes, that's us, humans. Human evoked a toxic Plastic Demon, who now is present in the majority of all the industries, houses, landscapes.
On the good old Earth, everything used to go in cycles, each components of nature complemented each other. There was no more of any substance, than the amount, that could be used, assimilated and digested by the coil.
From 1950 to 2015, we produced 450 milion tons of plastic. Since 1950 the amount have grown unimaginably, because as You know, it rised from zero (because there was no plastic before the 50s) to so freaking much, that it cannot be hidden or reduced! It literally pours on the earth, into the waters, on poor living beings, causing many of them to die. Causing our water and vegetables poisoned. Many species are in danger, even in the oceans, which seemed to be soooo big, that they could handle a pile of trash. It appears they cannot.
Did You know (oh yeah), that when You put a plastic bag on Your head, You will suffocate? Did You also noticed, that when You wear polymer fibers, like poliester, acrylic etc. You sweat a lot more, and that is because Your skin doesnt breath and also suffocates? What do You think happen, when these plastics go into the ocean, forest, soil? What do You think happens to the animals, creatures, plants? Yeah, You are right, they suffocate. Us, Humans are the reason, why The Plastic Demon is killing the earth.
What will we do next? When earth is totally dead, will we go and take adventage of another planet? Probably yes. Use it and abuse it? It's a perfect description of The Human style of behaviour.
Do You want to be a part of it? Do You identify with that label of a human? The ultimate destroyer with a short, closed mind? Thinking only about himself?
Are You proud of us? I hope You are ashamed reading this, but constructively.
Maybe consider what can You actually do, to improve that situation just a little bit? If everybody would start to do just a little, then looking at the majority it would be a nice amount of effort. And a step forward, to solving the situation just a little.
Maybe try to buy less in plastic containers? Maybe write an email to a company which produces products that You like, to make them think about switching into paper or glass packaging? If more people would write to that company, the impact is bigger, and the company also will see what values matter to the customers, who bring them money. Customer buys a certain values with the products. So, there is a chance that the company will change the vision it presents to it customers, and create more mindful, plastics products and packagings.
Maybe You could also be more mindful when buying house items? Maybe try to buy food in bulk, bring Your own containers to the shop, and also at the same time educate others?
Maybe consider starting to buy ONLY second-hand clothes, tools, supplies?
Maybe think about what happens with the stuff, that You throw away? Maybe it is just damn stupid to buy something, and to throw it away after one or two uses? Maybe it's better to borrow this from somebody who already has it? You would save lots of money if You would start thinking that way on a regular basis.
Every action matters!
The Clothes are made by the photographer. Vivid, hypersaturated colours of clothing were intended to emphasize artificiality, unnaturality of plastic. Depicting the model and her poses, were purposefully done in high-fashion, haute couture way.
About my motivation to do the photoshoot:
Human is the only specie, that destroy himself and his surrounding in a bigger picture, and at the same time is being sure, that he is going perfectly right way and still rising, and gaining the power. On earth this doesn't work that way. How narrow minded he is. Egocentric idiot - yes, that's us, humans. Human evoked a toxic Plastic Demon, who now is present in the majority of all the industries, houses, landscapes.
On the good old Earth, everything used to go in cycles, each components of nature complemented each other. There was no more of any substance, than the amount, that could be used, assimilated and digested by the coil.
From 1950 to 2015, we produced 450 milion tons of plastic. Since 1950 the amount have grown unimaginably, because as You know, it rised from zero (because there was no plastic before the 50s) to so freaking much, that it cannot be hidden or reduced! It literally pours on the earth, into the waters, on poor living beings, causing many of them to die. Causing our water and vegetables poisoned. Many species are in danger, even in the oceans, which seemed to be soooo big, that they could handle a pile of trash. It appears they cannot.
Did You know (oh yeah), that when You put a plastic bag on Your head, You will suffocate? Did You also noticed, that when You wear polymer fibers, like poliester, acrylic etc. You sweat a lot more, and that is because Your skin doesnt breath and also suffocates? What do You think happen, when these plastics go into the ocean, forest, soil? What do You think happens to the animals, creatures, plants? Yeah, You are right, they suffocate. Us, Humans are the reason, why The Plastic Demon is killing the earth.
What will we do next? When earth is totally dead, will we go and take adventage of another planet? Probably yes. Use it and abuse it? It's a perfect description of The Human style of behaviour.
Do You want to be a part of it? Do You identify with that label of a human? The ultimate destroyer with a short, closed mind? Thinking only about himself?
Are You proud of us? I hope You are ashamed reading this, but constructively.
Maybe consider what can You actually do, to improve that situation just a little bit? If everybody would start to do just a little, then looking at the majority it would be a nice amount of effort. And a step forward, to solving the situation just a little.
Maybe try to buy less in plastic containers? Maybe write an email to a company which produces products that You like, to make them think about switching into paper or glass packaging? If more people would write to that company, the impact is bigger, and the company also will see what values matter to the customers, who bring them money. Customer buys a certain values with the products. So, there is a chance that the company will change the vision it presents to it customers, and create more mindful, plastics products and packagings.
Maybe You could also be more mindful when buying house items? Maybe try to buy food in bulk, bring Your own containers to the shop, and also at the same time educate others?
Maybe consider starting to buy ONLY second-hand clothes, tools, supplies?
Maybe think about what happens with the stuff, that You throw away? Maybe it is just damn stupid to buy something, and to throw it away after one or two uses? Maybe it's better to borrow this from somebody who already has it? You would save lots of money if You would start thinking that way on a regular basis.
Every action matters!
Nature is full of many grand and robust structures, but this photo series focuses on the delicate and elegant. Working with such dainty inspiration as real butterflies allows the creative team to channel soft, graceful vibes through model posing and expression, garment design, make up, lighting and editing. The culmination of this inspiration is an ethereal, dreamlike forest-fairy experience for the viewer.
We are a creative team that loves fine arts in all their forms and diversity.
When vsiting the exhibition of Raphael's works we were inspired by his skill, light, soft colors and the beautiful characters on his canvases.
We wanted to create a series of photographs that could remind the modern audience of the Great master's works.
We were looking for a model like the Renaissance Muse. She is gentle, refined, elegant, soft and romantic as if descending from the canvas and at the same time she is modern and expressive. The girl is a mystery.
When vsiting the exhibition of Raphael's works we were inspired by his skill, light, soft colors and the beautiful characters on his canvases.
We wanted to create a series of photographs that could remind the modern audience of the Great master's works.
We were looking for a model like the Renaissance Muse. She is gentle, refined, elegant, soft and romantic as if descending from the canvas and at the same time she is modern and expressive. The girl is a mystery.
“The one thing a photograph must contain is the humanity of the moment.” This series came together as the result of a model/photographer collaboration. Kimberley and I work incredibly well together. Each of us bring our own strengths and ideas to our shoots and when combined create hands down some of what I feel are my strongest images. This dress inspired me to add a more vintage feel to our collection of work. Bending and guiding the light as well as capturing soft poses and fabric movement was essential in building a collection of photos that identified with another decade in time. I have such confidence in Kimberley’s professional skills and talents as a model which helped a great deal. Both of us worked at slowing down our normal pace and placing more attention on establishing a mood and emotion to the timeline of images all of which resulted in more of a storytelling style of portraiture.