The Face Magazine: Gross

May 2025

For The Face Magazine's 'Gross' editorial, photographer Luke Abby and set designer Gary Card collaborate on a series of surreal, tactile portraits. The project centers on a collection of intricate, otherworldly sculptures featuring exaggerated facial features, layered textures, and vivid, saturated palettes. These artistic editorial images employ a gritty and grainy visual language to emphasize the physical qualities of the ceramics and sculpture-based work. Set against mottled, multi-dimensional backgrounds, the figures—adorned in layered apparel—explore a raw, sculptural aesthetic that channels a distinct, surreal atmosphere through deliberate, direct lighting.

Artistic, Vertical, Gritty

Editorial