FELICITY MCCABE
PLAY BOX OF LIFE
A CREATIVE COLLABORATION CAPTURING LYRA-MAI’S ARTISTIC EVOLUTION, BY PHOTOGRAPHER FELICITY MCCABE.
IN A SEAMLESS BLEND OF ART, FASHION, AND CREATIVITY, PLAY BOX OF LIFE HIGHLIGHTS THE FREE-SPIRITED COLLABORATION BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHER FELICITY MCCABE, TALENT LYRA-MAI, AND STYLIST EVE FERRET, WITH HAIR AND MAKEUP BY FIONA FELLOWS.
FELICITY, WHO FIRST PHOTOGRAPHED LYRA-MAI AT THE AGE OF EIGHT, RECONNECTED WITH THE NOW YOUNG ARTIST SIX YEARS LATER. TIME IS A RECURRING THEME IN FELICITY’S PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS, AND THIS TIME PASSED BETWEEN THE TWO SITTINGS BOTH INTRIGUED & INSPIRED THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHEN DEVELOPING THE CONCEPT FOR THE SHOOT. FELICITY & THE STYLIST WERE BOTH AWARE LYRA-MAI WOULD NOW BE A YOUNG WOMAN, AND CAME AT THE SHOOT WITH A SHARED VISION OF CROSSING FASHION WITH PLAY, USING THE ENTIRELY VINTAGE WARDROBE AS LAYERS TO BUILD UP EACH IMAGE.
THE CAREFULLY CURATED WARDROBE PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE STORY, BRINGING THE SET TO LIFE THROUGH UNEXPECTED TEXTURES, FABRICS, AND PLAYFUL LINES. WITH A FOCUS ON COMPLEMENTING LYRA-MAI’S YOUTHFUL ENERGY AND PALE SKIN, EVE SOURCED VINTAGE PIECES FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THE PECKHAM BOOT SALE, ALL WHILE WORKING WITH A MODEST BUDGET. THE PIECES WERE CHOSEN NOT FOR BRAND RECOGNITION, WHICH MEANT EVE HAD CREATIVE FREEDOM TO MAKE CHOICES BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S VISION. THE WARDROBE EVOLVED ON SET, WITH A PALETTE THAT COMPLEMENTED FELICITY’S PAINTERLY USE OF LIGHT.
PLAY BOX OF LIFE IS A CELEBRATION OF CREATIVE FREEDOM, TRUST, AND THE ART OF BEING TRUE TO ONESELF. THROUGH FELICITY’S LENS, LYRA-MAI’S TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY IS CAPTURED IN A WAY THAT IS BOTH RAW AND RADIANT. THIS SERIES IS NOT ONLY AN EXPLORATION OF FASHION BUT A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF ARTISTIC MAJESTY.
