You’re walking alone at midnight, across a long, long bridge over still water. Nearby you see the other bridge, well-lit and filled with people, which you always avoid. You’re thinking about the past. Halfway across, you see a shadowy figure in the distance. They walk toward you, and you think about two possibilities: one, they are like you, a curious traveler in the wonderland. Or, they are a threat. They might steal your pearl rosary, or hoist you up and over this chain link fence into the darkness below. There is nowhere to run, and no one to hear you. Your corset is tight and you feel your ribs pushing against the fabric as your heart beats faster.
In the classic Greek mythology of Orpheus and Eurydice, Orpheus descends into hell to save his dead wife, only to kill her again by looking at her. In our version of the story, Eurydice chooses hell.
We explore a post-Orpheus, post-gender Underworld where interpretations of ancient Greek and Catholic mythologies meet at the intersection of Virgil’s Aeneid. A Venn diagram of fanaticism, fate, fear. Afterparty vs afterlife, prey vs predator, friend vs foe, fate vs free will. Fate as a consequence of free will
She is not from here
You are not from here
Existence as a threat assessment
A feeling of dark whimsy
PHOTOGRAPHY … firstVIEW
VIDEO … IDI
PRODUCTION … Eyesight Group
MAKEUP ARTIST… Sharryn Hinchcliffe for MAC Cosmetics
HAIR ARTIST … Jon Reyman for Aveda
NAIL ARTIST … Hocus Pocus Nails & Emily Castillo
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR … Austin Goodwin
MUSIC … Daniel Leyva
PUBLIC RELATIONS … Lindsey Media
HOSIERY generously provided by Les Belles
EYEWEAR generously provided by Heywear Studio
MODELS … Spencer James Weidie, Leslie Andrea Williams, Mady Thornquest, Kyle Scheurich, Ivy Stewart, Eden Abebe, Elena Azzaro, Gracie Seeger, Tirtha, Somalia Knight, Emily Paige, Veronika Villim, Harper Beattie, Dom Forletta, Zachary Burrows, Rae Mortimore, Diandra Forrest, Anthony Chapman, Anna Vollet, Coral Johnson, Silas Waller, Danielle Mareka, Sarah Abney, Izzy, Carmen Julia Duran Garcia