Styphalia is a marshy lake in Greece. It is situated on a plateau at the southern foot of Mount Cyllene. Here, Ria Mort recreates an ancestral circle
Ria Mort for Lampoon 25 – the Transparency Issue
Title: women stop volume
Embodying powerful feminine fluidity and drawing inspiration from ancient ceremonies. The bags act as a conceptual part of the body and the ritual, connecting with the woman. In some shots, they are worn as clothing, in others as hairstyles, and in other shots, they form a continuous chain connecting the circle of womanhood
Ria Mort
The work of Ria Mort revolves around truthfulness, diversity and fiction in images, using personal narratives to explore the boundaries from the scope of photography as a means of representation. Her work has been featured in numerous titles, brands and exhibitions worldwide such as Dior, Farfetch X Burberry, Elle Uk, Paris Match, Elle Brazil, Elle Hong Kong,Marie Claire, Vogue Italia, L’officiel, Highsnobiety, Benaki Museum, and many more.
Credits
Photographer: Ria Mort
Styling: George Karapetis
Make up: Sophia Kossada
Hair: Chrisanthos Smirneos