The Motif Magazine
Marte Mei — Making with nature
Apr 2025
Featured in The Motif Magazine, the editorial spread 'Marte Mei — Making with nature' explores a tactile dialogue between human movement and organic form. Creative director Jakob de Tobon and photographer Olya Oleinic orchestrate a series of visual studies that balance portraiture with detailed macro observations of ceramics and raw pigments. The project leans into a minimalist aesthetic, utilizing natural light and analogue film techniques to emphasize earthy tones and sculptural textures. Fashion editor and stylist Dimphy den Otter anchors the narrative through layered, structural styling, while model Marte Mei van Haaster navigates settings that transition between studio-based artifice and natural woodland environments. With makeup by Kathinka Gernant, the work maintains a documentary style, employing generous negative space and clean layouts to highlight the relationship between the subject and her surroundings.
Editorial, Horizontal, Clean
Analogue / film, Natural light
Editorial
