roses and cacti

dead and alive

The symbiotic relationship between dead roses and various cacti in the garden.

i made a little video

anthropomorphic ancestry video

As a video, Anthropomorphic Ancestry, unfolds as a layered, frequent repetition of thematic fragments and narrative, like a sonnet with an emotional pace and flow. Its 54 images seamlessly combine an archived mode of photography with its capacity for subtle observations, discreet use of theatrical staging and painterly poise of each character. Despite the fact that they are purely a series of photographs, they, just like 

the foxes present in them, seem to come to life as they become animated.

Anthropomorphic Ancestry from Aglaia on Vimeo.

Credits

Stills/Video: aglaia-b

Model: Lucia Mocnay ~conjured creations~ http://instagram.com/conjuredcreations

MUAH / Costumes / Props: aglaia-b & Lucia Mocnay

Foxes made by Lucia Mocnay

Miss Clementine Citronelle

Madame Callista Florencia

Dr Huxley Brown

Lady Ambrosia Benedictine

Music: Mum

Don't be afraid, you have just got your eyes closed

she travelled to earth on the tail of a meteor

from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice

in and around the garden

race you to the sky and back

the bug collector

revisiting older work

Credits

Model: Lucia Mocnay ~conjured creations~ http://instagram.com/conjuredcreations

zephyrus and the harpies feud over chloris

in this narrative, all is personified 

On an Island, in the far west of the whole land, Boreas, Zephyros, Notos and Euros star as the invisible troublesome anemoi causing havoc and gusting over Chloris. They were no match for Lucia Mocnay starring as the harpies, where she whirlwinds back and is able to keep Chloris for herself. Also starring fox Miss Flora Herbarium (made by Lucia Mocnay) as Chloris. Playing with themes of anthropomorphism and here inspiring greek mythological hybrid, the harpy, in a modern day version of a tale. This set of photographs took us to the western suburbs of Victoria, to a destroyed and abandoned bluestone building in the beginning of spring.

Credits

Model and maker of taxidermy fox: Lucia Mocnay ~conjured creations~ http://conjuredcreations.com

Fox: Miss Flora Herbarium