the lost art of sensual melancholy

Give a warm welcome to photographer Markus Mansi for his C-Heads debut. A stunning series featuring muse Elif Aksu. Art Direction and Photo Editing by Patricia Pillinger, make-up by Christina Halitzki, production by Kristina Riegebauer, fashion / underwear by Koerbchen Wien and words by Aleksandar Vadim.

“In some nights we can feel the city and the weather so intensely, that memories of distant days may erupt at any time, curious things might happen at any encounter and one may want to spend all night gently sipping whiskey and smoking perfumed cigarettes in a hotel room, nicely dressed up or well-undressed next to an open window letting in mild tunes cherishing this special night.

The precious scents and haptic sensation of touching fine woods, crystal glass and silk lingerie will leave us longing for long lost memories, of childhood, of youth, and of events that occurred at this place before our time: In the hotel room, the exemplary Foucaultian heterotopia, we find the overlapping of different dimensions of time evoking vague ideas of long lost pleasures and allowing us entry to sensual melancholia and the lost art of elegance. In these moments, we can feel a short relieve from daily struggle, reach a bigger connection to the world and its history as a whole and maybe, just for a moment, gain a glimpse of eternity.”