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23 Feb

Zombie eyes, creepy masks and blood: the horror of

Zombie eyes, creepy masks and blood: the horror of
Make-up by Dominic Skinner, hair by Shiori TakahashiPhotography Charlotte O'Shea Art School This season at Art School saw a procession of zombies stumble down the runway. While singer-songwriter Anna Calvi performed ethereal live music (standing in a ritualistic circle of salt, of course), models slowly moved down the runway, limping and stumbling, in milky-white contacts and hair decorated with clay pieces by Shiori Takahashi – the effect was otherworldly with a touch of horror.  “The idea was that they were queer deities, archangels, witches,” said designer Eden Loweth. “This season we cast more transpeople than ever before, and we wanted to show each one, give them a voice.” Dominic Skinner's make-up was kept simple and dewy with rosy cheeks, making the missing pupils stand...
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15 Jun

The horror of being perceived and why you hate

The horror of being perceived and why you hate
Don’t look at me “Being perceived… how do u stop that,” one person tweets out into the void. “I’m so sick of being perceived I literally cannot cope with people having an opinion of me,” one other adds. “I wanna delete all the pieces, I need to deactivate every social media I’ve ever had in my entire life. I need every trace of me to be gone and I don’t wanna be perceived,” a preferred soundbite on TikTok, originally from @jacobvanlue, ruminates. The notion that all and sundry we encounter holds a distinct perception of us, beyond our control, is unsettling, even a little bit horrifying. Yet, being perceived by others is an...
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