Process:

The Storyteller was created using pages from a discarded book about growing up, found abandoned on the street. The pages were torn by hand and transformed into large panels, which were reinforced and engineered into a structured coat that moves like fabric. The mask and elongated shoes were also made from layered paper, sculpted into architectural forms.

The Story-Teller represents the fragile, introspective, and imaginative self. It wears an oversized coat as a form of protection, yet the coat is made of paper, delicate and easily torn, even by the wind. This figure exists between vulnerability and creation, where sensitivity becomes the quiet source of its stories.

Photography, costume, masks, props & creative direction: Salo Shayo

Photography production assistant: Andy Voloschin