Mikhail Borg

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This is the story of the day I casually brought pop icon @iralosco to nanna’s house… as one does. Photo 1 We arrived right in the middle of the tberik - (house blessing). Yes. Timing: impeccable. Nannu is standing tall like this is the most important event of the year. Nanna? Frozen. Hand on her mouth. Literally holding her breath like she’s seen an apparition. You can almost hear the tiny gasp: “Maaa…” And somehow… she blends in. It just felt… wholesome. Like she had always been meant to be there, quietly joining in the blessing of the house. Photo 2 After the blessing (and after nanna resumed breathing), we moved to the kitchen. Because no matter who you are, once you enter a Maltese house, you will be absorbed by the kitchen. Nanna recovered quickly and switched to host & gossip mode: “Naqilbilha naqra brodu tat-tiġieġ lil din tgħid Rich?” (short for Richard, my nannu). Nannu is reading the Malta Independent newspaper and having some coffee. He’s also nodding to what nanna says and pretending not to be impressed Photo 3 There she is, sitting on the bed with them - and my grandparents are in absolute awe. The lamp is on, nanna was about to read a book. And then, Ira casually sits down on their bed. Nanna? Gasping again. Hand to mouth. System rebooting. And out comes a cigarette. The way nanna looked like she was about to call every saint in the litany. It was pure cinema. To my grandparents, she wasn’t just “the icon.” She was just another guest to bless, feed, and probably send home with leftovers wrapped in foil. What started as an experiment became the cutest crossover ever. Glamour met tradition. Stardom met simplicity. And somehow, between house blessings, simmering pots, and bedtime shenanigans it felt perfectly normal. Artistic concept & photography: Lorella Castillo Models: @iralosco , @fabriziofenech , Rose & Richard Castillo Fashion Stylist: @mikhailborg Makeup on Ira: @lyannesawyer @lsawyermua Hair on Ira: @darren_moodnco @mood_nco Red fur jacket: @azzopardi.studio Corset dress in photo 2: @gabriellefenech

The Quiet Invasion: Two worlds, one frame. Created live before an audience during @nottebiancavlt , The Quiet Invasion merges two distinct worlds and divides two opposing aesthetics entirely in camera. On one side: warmth, breath, candlelight - the realm of human creation. The painter and the muse live here, surrounded by pigment and imperfection: the heartbeat of art that is still undeniably human. Across from them is a colder geometry. Light turns electric. Skin reflects steel. The figure coated in motherboards becomes the embodiment of technology and artificial intelligence - precise, beautiful, and soulless. And between them, she appears - the thief, clothed in black, lined with fragments of money. She is the quiet hand that takes what cannot be bought - the commodification of artistry itself. This image captures the breath before surrender when creation still resists imitation, when art remembers that it was born from touch, not code. The Quiet Invasion contemplates the fragile boundary between authenticity and automation - the moment when the artist stands at the threshold, guarding what it means to be truly human. Photography, Artistic Concept & Set Design: Lorella Castillo Fashion Styling: @mikhailborg Models: @madeleinebaldacchino , @cesco__11 , @marinaikova & @naomi.grae Makeup (Marina & Naomi): @gabriellegrungo Makeup (Madeleine & Cesco): @liams_makeup.artistry Hair: @malcolm_moodnco Tailor (Madeleine & Naomi’s Dresses & Corsets): @isaacfenech_garments Costume-Building (Motherboards, etc.): Mikhail Borg & Isaac Fenech Francesco’s Belts: @captainscutleather Painting: Paolo Camilleri Cauchi Set Building: @benjiellul Grip: @the_malcam Props: Malta Film Props Rental Easel: Pierre Galea (Galea’s Art Studio) Supported by @festivals.mt @nottebiancavlt @twan_antoine

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Għarkupptejha qisha xi relikwa, inkurunata reġina. Tinġarr fil-purċissjoni... bħallikieku mirakoluża. Żigarelli marbutin ma’ jdejha t-tnejn miftuħin, simbolu ta’ Malta rebbieħa fuq kull għajn ħażina. Din hija t-tradizzjoni miktuba mill-ġdid; Santa Melitensia - il-patruna sovrana, ta’ Malta tagħna 👑 💃🏼 Model: Valentina Rossi – @valentinarossimt 📷 Photography & Artistic Concept: @lorellacastillo 👗 Fashion Styling & Design: @mikhailborg 🕺🏻 Models: @jake_pillow_ from @models_m , @tristan.bonello , @sergio_a_model , @shaisen_muscat 💄 Makeup Artist: @gabriellegrungo 💇‍♀️ Hair: @malcolm_moodnco 👗 Corset: @isaacfenech_garments Location: Soċjeta' Santa Marija u Banda Re Ġorġ V Mqabba, Malta She kneels like a relic, crowned like a queen, carried in procession like a miracle, and she’s all of it. Red-haired, tear-streaked, laced in ribbons and steel. This is tradition rewritten: Santa Melitensia - the Maltese patron saint we never had, fierce and sovereign, finally ours 👑

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Goddess of the Mediterranean Sea A fierce reimagining of divinity - unapologetically female. She stands commanding and grounded against a hand-painted stormy seascape by Paolo Camilleri Cauchi, featuring the entrance a Maltese harbour. The turbulent waves mirror struggle and resilience, while her presence exudes power and defiance. This is a tribute to strength, artistry, and the undeniable truth: a god can just as powerfully be a woman. 📸 Photographer: @lorellacastillo 👗 Stylist: @mikhailborg 🎨 Artistic Direction: @lorellacastillo & @mikhailborg 💃 Model: @amyzahra98x @supernovamodelmanagement 💄 Makeup: @gabriellegrungo 💇‍♀️ Hair: @nicolegera @nicolegerahair 🖤 Resin corsets crafted & designed by @mikhailborg 👗 Fashion: @lukeazzopardi.studio

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STATIC Photographer @lorellacastillo Stylist @mikhailborg Model @bonello_98 Makeup artist @makeupby_dea Hair @nevilleromanzammit Grip @malcolmcamilleri