A KALTBLUT exclusive. Photography, art direction, retouching by Laura Knipsael. Make-up & Hair by Emilie de Roo and Michelle Braspennincx. The models are Johana Vee and Binta. Styling by Shani Verlinden. Nail art by Rosalind Parry. This series exists in the space between attraction and uncertainty, a place where beauty becomes unfamiliar. “In a World Where All Silver Is Gold” invites the viewer into a silent transformation: bodies shifting into something almost divine, yet eerily distant.
Silver skin reflects every light but hides every emotion. It becomes armour, smooth, gleaming, untouchable, while the person beneath remains fragile and real. Strange beauty emerges here: captivating and alienated, yet impossible to look away from.
The figures stretch, blur, and distort through motion and exposure. They feel suspended in a moment of becoming: Is this skin or sculpture? Is this motion or stillness? Is this human or a new form entirely?
That tension is the heart of the work. In each image, perfection threatens to replace identity. What appears flawless begins to fracture. Vulnerability slips through, reminding us that beauty is more than its surface. We live in a culture chasing shine, more polish, more gloss, more “perfect.” But when all silver becomes gold, when everything glitters the same, what remains worth noticing?
This work is both futuristic and deeply human. A confrontation with what beauty might become and a recognition of what we must not lose.
Photography, art direction, retouching by Laura Knipsael / www.lauraknipsael.comwww.lauraknipsael.com / instagram: @lauraknipsael
Make-up & Hair by Emilie de Roo / www.emiliederoo.com / instagram: @emiliederoomakeup
& Michelle Braspennincx / www.michellebraspennincx.com / instagram: @michellebraspennincx
Styling by Shani Verlinden / instagram: @shaniverlinden
Nail art by Rosalind Parry / instagram: @rosieposie.rosalind
Model is Johana Vee / instagram: @johana.vee
Model is Binta signed at nobabesagency / instagram: @bintaroeland / instagram: @nobabes.agency
Fashion Brands used are: Julie van Rooy, Liesl de Ridder, Labeled By, ar.chiel jewelry, Camper, Melissa International, Leron Leonardus Bekker, Maison Le Dutrieux @julie.van.rooy, @de_ridder_liesl, @labeledby, @archiel.jewelry, @camper, @melissaofficial, @leronleonardus, @maisonledutrieux
This editorial reimagines the future of beauty in a world where silver is the new symbol of power, perfection, and divinity. “In a World Where All Silver Is Gold” captures emotionless elegance and robotic grace, figures frozen in chrome, reflections, and extremes. It’s a visual meditation on distorted proportions, static perfection, and the shimmer of post-human ideals.
A cold, hyper-polished aesthetic, chrome, foil, glass skin, and metallic sheens dominate the visual language. The lighting is precise and unforgiving, enhancing reflections and distorting form. The vibe is emotionless, sculptural, and divine in a non-human way.
