August 19, 2014

Almost Forever by Minna Gilligan



(All hail our 70s psychadelic mafia lord, Minna!)

Chuffed is probably the apt word to use when Minna approached me last week to take some photographs of her and her exhibition at the Windsor Hotel. Almost Forever was the perfect installation, juxtaposing the grown up vibes from one of the fanciest hotels in Melbourne with the crudeness and multicoloured world of a teenage girl. It was almost comical, walking into a room that you expected to be sophisticated and classy only to find the inner contents of a girl's imagination vomited up onto every surface. The space had all sorts of really cool knick knacks and hot pink glitter lava lamps. It was kind of an embodiment of the vibes and aesthetics that Minna uses in her work which was super awesome to experience. It felt personal, as though I was inside her own oasis!

We messed around for about an hour playing with the sparkly tassels hanging around the room and jumping on the bed (me trying to awkwardly not hit my head on the chandelier). It was so lovely to work on a professional level with Minna! It was also equally as fun to photograph in a curated space that was so atmospheric and different to what I'm normally used to shooting in. Photographing in a hotel room has surprisingly many challenges but luckily I was able to use the yellowed light to my advantage! 

Thank you so much to Minna for trusting and believing in my work, let's create something together again soon, okay?! :)

You can see Minna's work here and also on Rookie Mag!

17 comments:

  1. Nice work. Nice positioning and lighting in these. I like them.

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  2. This is so so amazing! Your photography and Minna are both absolutely gorgeous! For some reason I'm getting film vibes but omg I just love this collab heaps <3 <3

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    1. Yay! Thank you Mary!! I edited these with the intention that they were taken on some creamy sepia looking film. There's lots of grain too! :)

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  3. Love love love this post! Digging the 70's vibes, her threads work so well together with the exhibition. I just love all the vibrance of colours. Great photo's and collaboration :)

    P.S any chance you know where those amazing stripe and star pants are from ?

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    1. Thank you Diana! I'm pretty sure they're a one off pair by Romance Was Born that were made for Minna :)

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  4. Wow, that hand cushion. No words for that. I agree with Mary B above, these look like set photos for a wider story, maybe an adaptation of a comic book? That's the vibe I'm getting.

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    1. It would be cool to see this in comic form, actually! I had an idea of the type of images I wanted to portray when I got to the shoot but I can't say there was a particular story line! We just had a bit of fun :)

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  5. Amazing work Carolyn! I love the one of Minna jumping on the bed! So cool :) x

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  6. Yay Carolyn I'm so glad you took these, they are lovely. I really wanted to go, but things got in the way unfortunately. I'm glad I can still experience the installation through your photos. ♥

    Glitterous Clitoris

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  7. great photos. and what a fab idea for an installation

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  8. i really really love these.
    bella
    http://sincerelyisabella.blogspot.com.au

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  9. Wowzers! These pictures fit perfectly the kind of teenge-angsty-70's vibezz i'm feeling right now! Your photography is fabby! xx
    http://broniasbubble.blogspot.co.uk/

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  10. EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
    Love it. Love it all.
    I'm speechless

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  11. The makeup is wonderfull, as are the pictures :)

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  12. these eyes are incredible

    http://alexandraclame.blogspot.com/

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