A consuming darkness loomed over her like a melancholic cloud despite the blazing sun above. Crippling fear and well-meaning reason suffocated her; preying and hungry.
All those years ago she ran into the depths of the wilderness far away from the familiarity of the world she was born to and the consuming mental battle it bred in her. The farther she retreated into the ancestral forest, the freer she felt; wild and untamed. In these woods she sensed a power calling to her. This power was dormant, but present in her bloodline all along. It was a magic only she truly could know and wield as it was singularly hers.
Even now in her cottage, she felt this solace being threatened. The grips of outsiders treading on the sanctuary that she had spilled blood and tears to defend sent alarms through her. It pulled back those inner demons she had found a way to silence. Panic and fury flooded her. She could not fall back to that person she was before no matter the cost.
Credits:
Model/ Short Story by: Kelsey Zukowski
Photography by: Kevin Mack
Make- Up by: Donna Delia
Costume & Styling by: Alyssa Kollgaard
Kelsey Zukowski is a horror actress/ writer and internationally published alternative model who gravitates towards dark, complex material full of thematic exploration.
"See, the darkness is leaking from the cracks. I cannot contain it. I cannot contain my life" - Sylvia Plath Photography by: Sean Laine Photo MUA: Jaxx Marr
This photo series focuses on looking at aspects of mental health and the inherent struggles many face who combat with the weight the fight can leave them with. The photographer, Lily Sasha Idle, came to me asking me to be a part of her Pill- Up series, which makes up...
