02. delicate intention
concept
This series exists where creation and performance converge, dissolving the boundary between maker and muse. Stripped of colour, the dialogue between figure and painted cloth plays out in tone and texture, each fold, shadow, and splatter a record of movement. The fabric hangs heavy with marks, becoming both garment and backdrop, a living archive of contact and gesture. The figure shifts between roles, painter, subject, sculpture, witness, collapsing the space between making and being made. Studio tools lie scattered like quiet evidence, anchoring the performance in process. In this distilled monochrome palette, control and surrender meet, and the work lives as much in the act as it does in its imprint.
A visual study of texture, form, and gesture. Layered references to classical sculpture, gestural mark-making, and the tools of the studio set the tone for a series where creation and performance intertwine.
challenge
Reimagine a colour heavy concept as a monochrome editorial without losing its sense of movement, performance, or intensity. The original vision relied on chaotic, vibrant pigment to drive the energy, but in stripping it back to black and white, the challenge became finding new ways to express that same energy. The aim was to merge the grit and imperfection of a working artist’s studio with the refinement and narrative clarity of fashion photography.
approach
Fabric became the hero, painted, splattered, and draped like couture, its marks functioning as both print and proof of process. The set was pared back but intentional, a painted backdrop, canvas, and garments all created by hand, paired with paint slicked props. Lighting was sculpted to amplify texture, soft shadows against the backdrop, sharper highlights across the folds of fabric and the contours of the body. The figure shifted between painter, muse, and sculpture, each pose a blend of control and spontaneity. Every frame was designed to read as both fashion image and evidence of the creative act that made it.
role
Full creative direction from concept to execution, including art direction, styling, set design, and photography. Personally painted all fabrics, backdrops, canvases, and props to create a cohesive visual language rooted in texture and mark making. Managed all elements of the shoot, from sourcing and preparing materials to lighting design, directing the model, and post-production editing.
styling
These three looks reinterpret the archetype of the painter in their studio, reimagining work worn garments as deliberate couture. Each piece begins with classic tailoring, grey tweed, deep black suiting, and crisp white shirting, before being hand painted with sweeping brushstrokes, splatters, and smudges. The marks mimic years of accumulated work, yet here they are intentional, transforming uniform into archive. Together, the looks bridge fine art and fashion, capturing the tension between precision and mess, permanence and process.
