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No.355 “Térsites”
Art Direction by Sofia Nuñez Gomez
Photography by Willy Villacorta
Styling by Sofia Nuñez Gomez and David Ruiz Muñoz
Hair and Make up by Miquel Cristobal
Models by Daria Gaitukieva at Fleming Models, Milagros Azul at Sight Management, Adri and Marta at Francina Models
Willy Villacorta/Photographer(Barcelona based)
Sofia Nuñez Gomez/Stylist(Barcelona based)
This is the result of reality against imagination.
It represents the limbo my mind generates whenever I see myself in the mirror.
Is it real? Am I imagining?
That’s ugly. That’s beautiful. That’s small. That’s big. Very wrinkly.
It shouldn’t look like that.
Higher. Smaller. Tone it up. That’s horrible. Cover it up. Change it.
ENOUGH.
The theme of this work is the ongoing internal fight regarding if what I see in the mirror or if it is another misinterpreted image.
The incessant self-judgement that we put on our bodies makes us distort our self-concept.
This works also recalls the constant of dissatisfaction with how you feel or how your body looks.
It reaches a point where you do not even know if what you are seeing is real or if it is a product generated by your mind.
We combine how you would like to look, your biggest insecurities amplified to the max and your ‘real me’ which you have not to decode how it looks.
The development of kombucha leather that the stylist Sofia is exploring serves as a metaphor for ‘self-cannibalism’.
The self-judgement we apply on ourselves when talking about our physical appearance and the judgement we suffer from our surroundings can make individuals develop unhealthy behaviors that destroys us from the inside out.
The same as our mind and bodies, the kombucha leather can be easily damage without the right care and treatments.
The illness consumes us from the inside out, and we let it happen.
It is a form of self-cannibalism that destroys our bodies and our self-concept as individuals.
A photographer based in Barcelona.
He specializes in and is passionate about fashion photography in any formats, such as editorial, catalog, campaign, and still life.
He is also teaching fashion photography at the IED Barcelona Fashion Institute.
He is currently working on a very personal project in which he portrays people in their professions about retire with an analog camera, in order to keep a testimony of the importance of experience and tradition.
Sofia Nuñez Gomez: バルセロナをベースに活動するファッションデザイナー。
摂食障害や身体醜形症と向き合いながら、さまざまなサイズに対応するインクルーシブな洋服を見つけるのに苦労したという自身の経験を元に、制作を行う。
性別や体型に関係なく、衣服を通して自分自身をありのままに表現する力を与えることに使命感を持つ。
コンブチャレザーのようなバイオマテリアルを探究するなど、持続可能なファッションにも強い関心を抱いている。 www.instagram.com/s.studiong/
A fashion designer based in Barcelona.
Her inspiration comes from her own experiences, particularly the struggle to find inclusive clothing for a variety of sizes while dealing with eating disorders and body dysmorphia.
Her mission is to empower individuals to express themselves authentically through clothing, irrespective of gender norms or body shape.
She’s also passionate about sustainable fashion, exploring biomaterials like kombucha leather.