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Flore Pleno is the scientific word for a plant’s mutation, is characterized by a flower bloom inside another flower. Duality showed by two characters, two personalities, single plant and double flowered, as the main character of our story, woman with a double “I”.

Credits:

Art director & Fashion stylist: Stefania Airo’
Videomakers: Alessandro Codina, Davide Maisto
Makeup & hair stylists: Federica Guglielmo, Serena de Vita
Models: Elisa Straccali & Camilla D’Ettore @Your Way Management
Music: Something changes by Rocco Cavalera
Special thanks to Fabio Masotti

Kirsten Miccoli started showing interest in the arts at a very young age. As a girl she would play with her parent’s 35mm camera, taking elaborately constructed self-portraits and exploring the world around her. She fell in love photography and it’s ability to both capture and create moments. In 2010, Kirsten graduated with her BFA from Columbia College Chicago.
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Monica Menez’ work combines highly stylized art direction and the tonality of fashion editorials yet retains an enticing sense of accessibility. Working across both photography and film, she has established an humorous and sexy style that is frequently spiced up with a nod towards fetishism.

Monica Menez – “Hors d’oeuvre”

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3. Death
Setting the conversation’s mood, Mitchell talks about decline, about the US as a dying empire. Decay can be seen as a phase of a specific variant of strength through focus, in which time seemingly slows down, enabling a gaze towards past action’s consequences.
more » “Instincts of Trust: Derrick Ryan Claude Mitchell”

Early years and the Art Process

Most children get the thrill of being creative with art materials.  I was lucky to have a father who studied art and was a professional designer who started me on the artist’s path by teaching me how to draw. I’ve always considered myself an artist.  I feel like the reincarnation of an artist, expressing a continuity of creative power and purpose.
more » “Interview with Visionary Artist Alex Grey”