A KALTBLUT exclusive editorial. Photography by Matthew Novi. Makeup and hair by Aleksey Rado. Styling by Alina Asadullina. The model is Marcela Asprilla. Matthew Novi´s work explores the intersection of body, rhythm, and consciousness, combining art direction and visual storytelling in a cinematic, conceptual way.
The bodily rupture is a place where consciousness manifests itself. “SINCOPÉ” examines the extrasystole, the skipped heartbeat, as a metaphor for cognitive awakening. The project deconstructs the biblical gesture of transgression, reading Eve’s act not as sin, but as a radical act of self-knowledge. The body becomes the instrument of revelation: rhythm, pulse, vibration. The moment of failure transforms into an epistemic event, a physical glitch birthing awareness.
Photography & Art Direction: Matthew Novi @matthewnovi
Executive Production: Matthew Novi @matthewnovi
Creative Producer / Makeup & Hair: Aleksey Rado @alekseyradoo
Styling: Alina Asadullina @aracle.void
Costume Design: Alisa Lashkevich @alisacheeze
Model: Marcela Asprilla @marcelaaspirlla23
Lighting: Dmitrii Saburov @saburovdmitrii
Post-Production: Matthew Novi @matthewnovi
Nails: Mosina Polina @nails_polza
Jewellery: Polishchuk Margarita @classicalorders
Prop Maker: Uglova Antonina @uglovaton
