The purest, simplest of forms or the playful Seletti bird? One thing that’s certain is that this time of year calls for some serious light sources.
Grey is one of the hardest colors to work with since it leans so easily towards other colors. Who hasn’t brought home a jar of paint only to find it looks green, brown, purple, blue or pink on the wall?! However, when it’s right, it’s right.
Low-key images, backlight, long shadows and silhouettes. Neo-noir has all the elements of the classic film noir genre of the 1940s. Dark, cynical and apocalyptic. Kind of like a Swedish November.
“A Nasty Character Indeed” David Bowie has said of him. “The Thin White Duke” is the controversial persona that emerged during Bowie´s drug fueled mid Seventies.
November will get dark here in Scandinavia. It always does. A time to light up dormant lamps throughout the house and bring out the lanterns and candles. It is a battle between light and dark and this month, Folk Paper will step into the shadows.