CEILINGS EDITORIAL
Inspired by the song "Ceilings" by Lizzy McAlpine, which tells the story of a love/relationship that can be interpreted by many as a product of imagination, a fantasy, of the main character.
The goal was to illustrate, in a subjective way, the chorus of the song:
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“But it’s over
Then you’re drivin’ me home
And it kinda comes out as I get up to go
You kiss me in your car
And it feels like the start of a movie I’ve seen before
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But it’s not real
And you don’t exist
And I can’t recall the last time I was kissed
It hits me in the car
And it feels like the end of a movie I’ve seen before
Before”
And the feelings of melancholy, momentary happiness, and loneliness provoked by this situation.
We begin the work with our main character alone in the field in the photo, searching for that loved one. We go through a moment of momentary happiness when she creates her bubble of imagination, where everything must be real, like a movie she's already seen.
We realize that none of it is real, that the loved one never existed, she can't even remember the last time she was kissed, she just wants to escape.
And finally, we return to the beginning, to the feeling of loneliness, that everything is as it was before, as it always has been.

IT’S NOT REAL
Canon EOS 700D, 35mm, 1/800 s @ f/4.5, ISO 100

IT’S OVER
Canon EOS 700D, 18mm, 1/40 s @ f/11, ISO 100

THE MOVIE
Canon EOS 700D, 18mm, 1/8 s @ f/22, ISO 100

LAST KISS
Canon EOS 700D, 20mm, 1/160 s @ f/5.6, ISO 100

BEFORE
Canon EOS 700D, 52mm, 1/200 s @ f/5.6, ISO 100
Copyright 2023 by Júlia Nardin
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Images, Júlia Nardin
Editing and Publishing, Júlia Nardin
Design and Layout, Júlia Nardin
Models, Beatriz Guerreiro e Rita Santos
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