Photography: Yoav Barel
Costume, masks, props & creative direction: Salo Shayo
Process:
The Priestess’s dress and headdress were constructed from raw canvas fabric, hand-painted with floral motifs. The textile was developed as a continuous surface and then tailored into a long, flowing silhouette to create a ceremonial presence. The habit was crafted from the same painted canvas to maintain visual unity and echo religious attire through a contemporary lens.
The mask was built using layers of hand-cut paper petals, shaped and assembled individually to form a sculptural flower structure.
The Priestess stands at the threshold between the earthly and the unseen. A keeper of silence and transformation. She follows no religion; her devotion is rooted in nature, cycles, and renewal. She moves slowly, tending to the fragile space where grief and beauty meet.