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Day 1: Rei, I Don't Exist

published on 2 April 2012

The following items were delivered to Rei Nadal at 09:00 CET on Monday 2 April 2012 for her to include in her Tumblr imagery if she wished:

  • Nude tulle dress by Lanvin Spring/Summer 2012
  • Leather leg-pieces and 'River of Dust Feet Objects’ by Aoi Kotsuhiroi
  • Costume jewellery by Erickson Beamon
  • Chiffon and lace bodysuit, embroidered headpiece and platform shoes, all by Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2012
  • Black wig created by Sam McKnight
  • Black nails created by Marian Newman
  • Silver thorn nails created by Marian Newman
  • Fragrance - Seven Veils by Byredo
  • Music - Callas: La Divina by Maria Callas, EMI Classics

Delivered anonymously and available for just 24 hours, Nadal chose to incorporate the items (or not) into the self-portraits dotted throughout her Tumblr takeover, juxtaposed with found imagery, thoughts and phrases. Scroll to follow her progress on day one of her curation.

The following items were delivered to Rei Nadal at 09:00 CET on Monday 2 April 2012 for her to include in her Tumblr imagery if she wished:

Nude tulle dress by Lanvin Spring/Summer 2012
Leather leg-pieces and 'River of Dust Feet Objects' by Aoi Kotsuhiroi
Leather leg-pieces and 'River of Dust Feet Objects' by Aoi Kotsuhiroi
'River of Dust Feet Objects' by Aoi Kotsuhiroi
Costume jewellery by Erickson Beamon
Black wig created by Sam McKnight
Black nails created by Marian Newman
Seven Veils by Byredo
Chiffon and lace bodysuit, embroidered headpiece and platform shoes, all by Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2012
Silver thorn nails created by holly-hannah.com chosen by Marian Newman
'Callas: La Divina' by Maria Callas, EMI Classics
'Modestia', Antonio Corradini, 1745-1752
Alexander McQueen, Autumn/Winter 2008-2009
‘Satyr satisfies Nymph’ by Arthur Fischer, 1900
Marie Piovesan shot by Deborah Turbeville for Vogue Italia
Raffaele Monti
‘Couture Memoirs’ Sasha Pivovarova in Giorgio Armani Privè Autumn/Winter 2007 Haute Couture, photographed by Paolo Roversi for Vogue Italia, September 2007
Dakota Fanning by Karl Lagerfeld
Still from Erica Schreiner’s piece. In love with her work.
Unknown Artist
'Day dreaming', Mark Borthwick, 1996
Blood and milk. 'Alkama' by Frederic Fontenoy
Bruce LaBruce
Los Caprichos by Gottfried Helnwein
I'm your doll.
Sasha Grey
Choke me.
Kiss me.
King night.
2:30 am.
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