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No.417 “Supay”
Art Direction and Photography by Lucho Dávila
Styling by Lily Maguire
Hair by Gaia Bezbradica and Akari Matsumoto
Make up by Kanako
Model by Shellie Seymour at Another Mother
Photography Assistants by Julia Alexandra S. and Chris Lombardi
Styling Assistants by Luca Apostolos and Sitaram Thirukumar
Supay is the name that indigenous people in Ecuador give to the Devil, and one of the characters that give shape to my body of work ‘Fenesca’.
‘Fenesca’ is a body work that reflects on how foreign influences alter identity in Latin America nowadays.
In this auto-ethnographic exploration, I dig into my Spanish and Ecuadorian heritage.
In this series, Supay is a representation of the Devil.
The Devil was a concept imported into indigenous folklore by foreign influences through the Catholic Church.
In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay was both the god of death and ruler of the Ukhu Pacha, the Incan underworld, as well as a race of demons.
‘Fenesca’ is the Universe where my characters exist, this body of work reflects on cultural identity within fashion, as well as the nostalgia of a society.
It has been named Fenesca after an Ecuadorian traditional dish prepared only during Easter that combines Spanish religious beliefs with Indigenous traditions.
The body of work analyzes how styling the self affects identity in Ecuadorian society by celebrating the cultural syncretism that happened, and is still happening around the world.
With new trends and global influences over traditions.
The inspiration for ‘Fenesca’, and therefore ‘Supay’, was the auto-ethnographic exploration of my background as a Spanish-Ecuadorian.
My family has its origins in different countries of the world and ‘Fenesca’ is my way to study and understand where I came from.
An Ecuadorian-Spanish photographer based in London.
He began his career as an assistant of Hunter & Gatti and became an independent photographer in 2018 after being featured in British Journal of Photography and PhotoVogue.
Through his powerful vision, he analyzes society’s traditions and imaginations, creating breathtaking images.
Recently he has been awarded the ILFORD Analogue Photo Community Grant to continue with his body of work ‘Fenesca’.