A KALTBLUT exclusive. Photography and Creative Direction by Francis Tama. The model is Nath Quiñonez. Make up by Karen Romero. Concept and Post-Production by Casa Dusk. Styling by Jonathan Castro. Gaffer is Jorge Gaibor. Location is Studio Pacurucu.
Nothing is static. Everything we perceive is a construction, a succession of stimuli weaving between the real and the imagined.
The editorial questions that thin line between reality and simulation, exploring the tension between the tangible and the ethereal, the physical and the illusory. Nath (the model) becomes a figure within this altered perception system, moving through programmed-like lights and shadows, reflections that fragment her presence, textures that invite doubt. Where does the body end and the projection begin? What is an image if not a reinterpreted version of what we believe we see?
Tangible Presence
Touch grounds us in reality. Light sculpts the skin, and gestures carve their traces into the air. Everything seems fixed, solid, yet the way we see it has already begun to shift.
Initial Fragmentation
In an era where the real and virtual coexist, where does the feeling of authenticity remain? Is touch the last frontier of the real?
What you see is only a surface. The image shimmers, splits, warps the moment you try to hold it still. Where does the projection fade… and the body begin?
Visual Disintegration
The silhouette fractures, splintering outward in all directions. Space isn’t a container anymore, it’s a mirror turned inward.
A glitch in the code.
Final Simulation
No edge, no center. Only a fading trace, a reflection that lingers beyond the body. If it’s all illusion…what becomes real?
Residual Presence
The body is a drifting data point, a ghostly echo in time. It floats without anchor, directionless—trapped in an endless loop of becoming.
System Reset
Nothing holds still. Every image is just a breath before its next shift. The simulation never ends; it only resets.
Photography and Creative Direction by Francis Tama / @francistamam
Model is Nath Quiñonez signed at @majormodelsny / @nathz_8
Make up by Karen Romero / @krenromeromakeup
Styling by Jonathan Castro / @jonathan_con_th_
Gaffer is Jorge Gaibor / @gaffer.ec
Studio by Studio Pacurucu / @estudiopacurucu
Concept and Post-Production by Casa Dusk / @casadusk
Brands used are: @fabriziocelleri @sos_ec @hm @zara @santo______6
