“But I Love Thee..” by Hatti Rees and Rinat Grigori

“But I Love Thee..” an artPLAY exclusive art fashion story

“Behind these photographs can be found classical, yet contemporary faerytale imagery. As any good faerytale goes, it should also hold a mirror to our society, colourfully reflecting the ways we live and treat each other and our love affairs.
Created in minds of two storytelling and character-building artists who love to dream fantasies into realities and then get lost in them.
Days of careful preparation and research, followed by the complete immersion in the worlds we create, usually followed by a journey to the location, whilst in the full looks and playful embodiment of the characters is an essential part of the creative process. The aim is to open little pockets of magick, to offer an escape, for the viewers and for us, whilst gently self-reflecting on universal, relatable topics and our own inner, often vulnerable selves and by playing these characters, finding out who we are, but also who we can become” Hatti & Rinat.

Art Direction and Models: Hatti Rees @ hatti_rees & Rinat Grigori @rinatgrigori 
Photography and Hair stylist: Rinat Grigori @rinatgrigori
Styling: Amelia Hope @hope.amelia
Makeup: Hatti Rees@hatti_rees
1st Assistant: Amy Star @iam.amy.star

Fashion: selected vintage pieces

……….A story of entangled lovers. Unrequited love. Hopeless love. Dangerous and unforgiving love

A fisherman yearns for a company in a lonesome territory,
but can the one whom he catches be his true love? A botanist plants the man of her dreams,
but can he who she grows be her real love, before he withers?
A parent sculpts a child who shall never dissapoint, but can they not see what good is already there?
Do they all look in the wrong places and is what they seek truly out there,
or do they have to find it inside themselves first…………..?

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