THIS SECTION IS WIP
CINDYS ARCHIVE . TO KEEP. TO CUT UP. TO REASSEMBLE. TO RELEASE.
THE SCENT DOES NOT EXIST YET.
WHEN I WAS STYLING PARIS HILTON, I WAS AROUND HER AT A MOMENT WHEN HER TEAM WAS STARTING TO TURN HER INTO A PRODUCT-MAKING MACHINE.
WE WERE AT A SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE SHOOT.
SHE WAS IN THE MAKEUP CHAIR, STONED, SURROUNDED BY CATS AND KITTENS, GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT SHOT.
ONE PERSON AFTER ANOTHER KEPT COMING UP TO HER WITH OBJECTS:
A RUBBER BAND WITH A PIECE OF BLONDE WEAVE ON IT. SOCKS. AN ANKLET. A TOE RING. SMALL THINGS THAT COULD BE MADE FROM HER IMAGE. EVERY PART OF HER COULD BECOME PRODUCT.
IDEAS FOR THE BOTTLE:
DOUBLE OF CINDY AND CHLOES FACE
THE BOTTLE COULD BE A COMPOSITE PORTRAIT OF CINDY AND CHLOË: TWO FACES,
A DRAMA MASK, A PERFUME OBJECT.
WITH CINDY
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE MARC JACOBS / LOUIS VUITTON PATCHWORK BAGS THAT WERE MADE OUT OF OLD LOUIS VUITTON BAGS AND SOLD FOR HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF MAKING A BAG OUT OF CINDY’S MASK SERIES. SOMETHING BLASPHEMOUS. HOPEFULLY FUNNY.
WE MADE OBJECTS THAT WERE PRODUCTS, PROPS, AND PERFORMANCE PIECES AT THE SAME TIME: BAGS, TAGS, FIBERGLASS COLLARS, HANDCUFFS,BMX HANDLEBAR BAGS, RUNWAY OBJECTS.
I WANT TO BRING THAT KIND OF THINKING INTO THIS.
THE PRODUCTS CAN BE PHOTOGRAPHED. THEY CAN BE PROJECTED ONTO SCREENS. THEY CAN BECOME BACKDROPS FOR PHOTO SHOOTS INSIDE THE FILM. THE OBJECT BECOMES AN IMAGE. THE IMAGE BECOMES A PRODUCT. THE PRODUCT GOES BACK INTO THE AD.
A PERFUME CAMPAIGN
IS BEING MADE.
THE PERFUME
DOES NOT EXIST.
CINDY BECOMES
THE SMELL.
CHLOË PLAYS CINDY.
THE PRODUCTION
IS THE MAIN PLOT.
THE SET
IS THE WORLD.
THE SHOOT
BECOMES THE AD.
THE AD
BECOMES THE MYTH.
IS BEING MADE.
THE PERFUME
DOES NOT EXIST.
CINDY BECOMES
THE SMELL.
CHLOË PLAYS CINDY.
THE PRODUCTION
IS THE MAIN PLOT.
THE SET
IS THE WORLD.
THE SHOOT
BECOMES THE AD.
THE AD
BECOMES THE MYTH.
FOR
BAG LADIES
CINDY SHERMAN AND CHLOE SEVIGNY
SCRIPTS
FORM
A PERFUME AD
STYLING
CASTING / CHARACTERS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE SET
MAKEUP
CAMERA
PRODUCTS / THE BOTTLE
THE SMELL / FLORA AND FAUNA
SCREENS
FOOD / THE KNIFE
VIGNETTES
THE CORRIDOR / RUNWAY
CHOREOGRAPHY / MOVEMENT
MUSIC / SCORE / BIRTHDAY SONG
THE BAG LADY
EDITING
THE INTERVIEW