Gravity and Grace
“The gravity of the mind makes us fall upwards (…) All the natural movements of the soul are controlled by laws analogous to those of physical gravity. Grace is the only exception. Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself which makes this void. The imagination is continually at work filling up all the fissures through which grace might pass.” – Simone Weil
“The gravity of the mind makes us fall upwards.”
“True definition of science: the study of the beauty of the world.”
“We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them.”
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
This story of visual poetry is loosely inspired by Simone Weil’s compilation of aphorisms, “La pesanteur et la grâce”, a collection of her handwritten notes, published by a close friend shortly after her sudden death in 1943. Her profound thoughts on love, society, and the universe have recently been re-printed by Penguin in the UK and Matthes & Seitz in Germany. Simone Weil (1909 Paris – 1943 Ashford) was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist.
Credits Team
Photography:
Anna Rosa Krau
Styling:
Natalie Manchot
Hair and Make-up:
Natalia Vermeer
Assistant:
Jonas Ribitsch
Models:
Rosalie @Tigersmanagement
Kira @mirrrsmodels
Clothing Credits:
Page 1: Antique (over 100 years old) linen straps from a steamer trunk, heavy brass ball from the 1950s
Page 2: Ribbed cashmere body from Studio 163
Page 3: Beauty close up
Page 4: Linen overall with zip and V-neck by Kristina Sipulova, suede coat by Loewe, babouches stylist’s own
Page 5: Brown tank top by Maiami, earrings model’s own
Page 6: Botanical Hand Spray from Lingua Planta, quilted blazer jacket with patch flap pockets by Nehera
Page 7: Cork mules by Gabriela Hearst, shirt blouse with wide sleeves and open hems from AA Gold, angular cut tank top by Kristina Sipulova, calf-length tube skirt from Working Title, mules by Gabriela Hearst
Page 8: Quilted blazer jacket by Nehera, tuxedo pants from Tôtème, satin mules by Proenza Schouler vintage (Kira); Ribbed cashmere body from Studio 163, wide pleated trousers from Fassbender, cowboy boots by Raf Simons vintage (Rosalie)
Page 9: Ribbed cashmere overall with zip by Studio 163
Page 10: Flared shirt dress with full button placket by Lemaire, suede coat from Loewe, small clay mask from Sumatra
Page 11: Room fragrance from L.A. Bruket, linen overall and linen shirt by Cortana, linen blazer by Iris von Arnim
Page 12: Ribbed cashmere body from Studio 163 (image on the left); strap top with a small button placket by Aiayu, asymmetrical linen wrap skirt by Kristina Sipulova, large linen cloth dyed with bacteria by Julia Hofer (draped to the wrap skirt)
Page 13: Ribbed cashmere body by Studio 163
Page 14: Oversized, forest green wool coat and wide-cut wrap pants by AA Gold, linen top by Aiayu, button-down shirt dress by Lemaire
Page 15: Strap top with a small button placket by Aiayu, asymmetrical linen wrap skirt by Kristina Sipulova, large linen cloth dyed with bacteria by Julia Hofer (draped to the wrap skirt), antique luggage strap as belt, suede coat by Loewe, babouches stylist’s own