For our new interview series, Ester @stargir1z checks in with her spiritual mother superior, the it girl of girl theory herself: @amfq .
visuals @vokivone
“There is beauty and terror in merging with alien companions that resemble us but don’t share our values”
#NOWNESSASIAPicks NEW: ’It Girl’ presents the mind-body horror of pursuing beauty under the demand of constant self-improvement. Set between a white void and a dark hotel room, the film unfolds as hallucinatory voices instruct, persuade, and affirm the main character as she morphs into her idealised self—her digital twin.
‘It Girl’ is created by artist Raw2.2 and theorist Alex Quicho. The latter’s script draws from empirical studies on chatbot scheming and sycophancy, human love letters, song lyrics, and clandestine “beauty subliminal” documents found in YouTube comments—tracing how we are shaped by our machines and how we shape them in return.
Tap the link in bio to watch the full film on NOWNESS ASIA 🎬
Director @raw2.2
Script @amfq
Camera Operator @zouwillian
Additional Camera @mingdmh
Assistant Camera @kaiyaniseed
Lighting @zouwillian
Score/Sound Design @raw2.2
Stills @dog.treat
Cast: Raw2.2, Alex Quicho
Translations: Kylie Lee
the angel of history looks different here…
@spike_art_magazine asked a Question! i answered. read me on NEWNESS in the nostalgia issue, out now ☆
shot by @thehidhir 𝜗ৎ
RULED BY VENUS • a new performance for @hervisions_ x @tate
posthuman erotic thriller. katabasis with no return. guided by killer beauty, pulled into a pentagramic path. sound by @oxhy___ visuals by @carlo_quicho
curated by angels @vinacringe & @zaibajabbar
may 16 • 18:00-22:00 🪐 • tate britain
portrait by sonia rybak for @the_well_tempered 🖤
