HER HEAD WAS FULL OF THE SOUND OF RAIN / AN INTIMATE INSTALLATION EXPLORING 4 ISSUES OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY BY SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE & ITS COLLABORATORS ENDS ON SUNDAY 12 JUNE 2011.
THE EXHIBITION ALLOWS INSIGHT INTO THE CREATION OF THE MAGAZINE & THE MOTIVATION BEHIND ITS APPROACH TO FASHION EDITORIALS, EXHIBITING NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES FROM THE SOME/THINGS ARCHIVE; INCLUDING
WING SHYA’S PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STILLS FROM THE SET OF DIRECTOR
WONG KAR WAI’S ICONIC FILMS 'IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE' & '2046' [FEATURING
GONG LI,
MAGGIE CHEUNG,&
TONY LEUNG]; &
MATTHEW STONE’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MAKING OF
GARETH PUGH’S FILM, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH FILMMAKER RUTH HOGBEN & SHOWSTUDIO; CONTEMPORARY DANCE INSPIRED EDITORIAL, EXCLUSIVELY MODELLED BY
OLIVIER THEYSKENS, PHOTOGRAPHED AT THEATRE DE LA VILLE BY
MONIKA BIELSKYTE AS WELL AS INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF
RICK OWENS &
MICHELE LAMY, THE RESULT OF A CLOSE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PAIR & SOME/THINGS THROUGHOUT THE 4 ISSUES OF THE PUBLICATION.
OTHER WORKS INCLUDE HELMUT NEWTON’S MUSE
VIOLETTA SANCHEZ PHOTOGRAPHED BY
TAKA MAYUMI; ONE OF JAPAN’S MOST ACCLAIMED BUTOH DANCERS,
TAKETERU KUDO [OF SANKAI JUKU], SHOT BY
MOTE SINABEL AOKI; ICONIC MODEL
HANNELORE KNUTS BY
JOHAN SANDBERG; PLUS WORKS BY
ROBERT MONTGOMERY [ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER OF DAZED GROUP],
WAYNE LIU, &
CHARLOTTE BALLESTEROS &
HUBERT MAROT.
SOME/THINGS SECRET IS A DYNAMIC EXPERIMENTAL SPACE. RATHER THAN A CONVENTIONAL GALLERY, IT ACTS AS A PHYSICAL EXTENSION OF THE MAGAZINE, EXHIBITING WORKS FEATURED WITHIN ITS PAGES AS WELL AS PROJECTS & PIECES COMMISSIONED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SOME/THINGS. IN ADDITION, IT SERVES AS A CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT, & THE HEAD OFFICE OF SOME/THINGS.
SOME/THINGS SECRET IS AVAILABLE TO RENT AS A SHOWROOM, OR FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, DURING PARIS FASHION WEEK HOMMES & COUTURE.
GALLERY VISIT BY APPOINTMENT ONLY / FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT[AT]SOMESLASHTHINGS[DOT]COM / +33147009190
FIRST 5 IMAGES: PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTONI CIUFO / LAST 4 IMAGES BY ELISE TOÏDÉ