‘Dancer of the galaxy’
December cover for
@pap_magazine @pap_korea
Photographer
@eylulezik
Styled by
@nedaisbilirr
Hair artist
@ismailinan1
Mua
@bediraydinn
Photo Assist.
@erenkandira
Light
@furcantplay
Talent
@truemodelsistanbul @anaxjovana ❤️🔥
Article
@silaguven
Makeup asist.
@helnzbek
Hair asist
@gunayykaymaz
Dancer of the Galaxy
Some say belly dancing’s roots are linked to the idea of the preparation rituals of women giving birth. Although there does not seem to be proof of any link to ancient fertility rituals, there has been a tendency in the last 40 years, to associate belly dance with spirituality and the power of the feminine.
Does it matter where creation occurs? Whichever land it emerged in, how does this affect that creation?
This is our love letter to the dancers of the galaxy. This is where sound and image, culture and class, theatre and screen, fact and fiction intersects. In this no-where-land of fantasy, we have a dream sequence filled with strange but familiar things and feelings.
No matter what image we choose, our looks are us crafting alter egos which allow us to explore identities not just for ourselves but for all women. This is a love letter to Cindy Sherman.
For us the female body is the canvas of our times. It symbolizes over thousands of years of social, political, religious and economic patriarchy.
We made room for various disturbing and surreal personas with a prankster punk spirit. We salute David Bowie and the gang of gender-bending artists. We salute androgyny, the non-binary while turning a deaf ear to the “identity crisis” chants.
This is our super-tribe from the galaxy, maybe a wholly artificial creation. But maybe not. Who are you going to give birth to?
