In the spring of 2024 at Studio 544 in Brooklyn, New York, Makeup Artist MARK EDIO and Photographer CHRIS WHITE began an exploration of beauty-forward imagemaking. Working without a predetermined concept, style, or goal, they began developing personal responses to the ever-evolving and subjective realities of “BEAUTY.”
EDIO and WHITE approached their collaboration with novel ideas through an intuitive lens, continually challenging themselves to give space to expressions of individuality and collectivism. They developed a world and got lost in there. Where the casting informed the sets, as the images informed the process. The process, in time, became a series.
SERIES is a project dedicated to that creative process. It is a vehicle designed to drive artistry, exploration, and collaboration.