- Lately, specifically since Lady Gaga released her album “Chromatica” (2020), but especially in the past few months, I have been fascinated by the style commonly referred to as “retrofuturism”. This is a design aesthetic in which the creator attempts to depict or describe an object (as retrofuturism appears in virtually all forms of art) in a way that makes it feel as if it belongs to the future, disregarding practicality or the laws of physics. These visuals(which can also include music or literature) eventually “age poorly,” becoming humorous kitsch to contemporary society. Its roots can be traced back to the early days of sci-fi literature-when the natural sciences were not as advanced-resulting in stories that prioritized aesthetics and the incredible over logical foundations based on research. Examples include “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley and the novels of Jules Verne. However, true sci-fi does not aim to play on the audience’s emotions – that is where retrofuturism diverges. This style reached its height with the invention of the camera and, especially, cinema. The first retrofuturistic(at the time, considered a form of sci-fi) film is “Le Voyage dans la Lune” (1902).
- And so, in my mind, the GALACVNT was born – a girl from a planet similar to the Land of Oz, who fell to Earth in 1923 as a glass meteorite. As a fallen star, she decided to rise again and become a star on Earth as well. She does not know human language, but as a silent film actress, this does not slow her down. GALACVNT has no interest in earthly societal conventions. She has no problem sexualizing herself, after all, she is from another world, and thus remains unattainable to you. You long for her, but to spend a single night with GALACVNT, you would have to travel across galaxies and shed your human patterns of thought.
- When GALACVNT first stepped out of her ship (the glass meteorite), the toxic Earth’s atmosphere melted her vessel, and fragments of it fused onto her footwear. She decided to keep the the shards, compressed with epoxy and cosmic glitter, on her wardrobe as a reminder of where she came from
Author
Emily Danny Zima
student
Ateliér Design obuvi
