something not grey- the paris collective
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This is a presentation of our first major Paris Collective project, Something Not Grey, which was shot on location in Paris. It is based on a short story by Amy Tabarly.TRANSCRIPT
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Paris Collective
‘Something that was not Grey’
A serialisation of images based on a short story by Amy Tabarly.
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feeling.
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Checked.
Erect and slowly slouching down into a huddled silhouette.
Nothing was worth examination; it would inevitably be grey, so
slumped over, he sank into that painful space between rest and distrac-
tion. He had not slept in days so he was now getting used to the
feeling.
”
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“ When one wakes up and discovers
that everything had been created by
someone other than oneself, what
does one do?
Can it be undone?
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...mindlessly meandering, stopping
at neglected city benches.
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A rustling behind him again, so
wearily he gazed to the side, only a flick of the eyes…
”
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“ …this could be something new, for
once,
Something that was not grey.
”
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He put his eyes close enough to
where he could breathe into the
pores of her back. Perhaps his
breath could darken it? After a half
hour of breathing heavily over her
right shoulder blade without results
he knew what had to be done.
“
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“
Slowly he took out a fire
red ant – one the he knew
would be enraged enough
to bite…
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… creating undulating spirals of
red, swollen angry bumps. ”
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… each one filled with exactly
the same puss and venom that
was certainly running through
his veins…
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these gradient forms.”
“They were beautiful,
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Her wince was the first change in expres-
sion and perhaps the first time she per-
mitted herself to blink.
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Perhaps this was something that was not
grey?
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Styling Concept- Kat Rutherford
Photography- Olga Logvina
Illustrations– Cooper Gage
Hair- Yumiko Hikage
Maquillage- Rafya Khan
Models- Maxime Daunay & Olga
Karlovich
With thanks to Quartier General and
Victor Carril of Is Not Dead