The Poetic Transience Of A Guest Room

‘Guest Room’ seeks out the ephemeral relationship between human, space, texture, and shape; by conceptually exploring our experience of physical spaces. The series is a collaboration between stylist Priszcilla Varga, Slovenia photographer Ana Santl, and model Paprika Mahlobo, shot at The Audo in Copenhagen and published exclusively on IGNANT. In ‘Guest Room’, tender portraits depict the visceral, intimate connection between place and model, as well as the paradox of an impermanent experience in a static space. “The connection makes the temporary stay a permanent memory, like a still image cut out of a film, or a face of a stranger we cannot forget,” explains Santl to IGNANT of this concept. Working to a muted color palette of beiges, creams, grays, and browns, the editorial was designed to invite introspection in the viewer, instilling a subtle romance while dragging us away into a distant memory of intimacy.