Behati Prinsloo Is A 'Summer Sensation' Lensed By Russell James For Vogue Thailand April 2016

Behati Prinsloo Is A 'Summer Sensation' Lensed By Russell James For Vogue Thailand April 2016

Behati Prinsloo and Russell James work together frequently for Victoria's Secret. They also have a special relationship with Behati being the brand ambassador and muse for Russell's 'The Seminole Spirit' fine art collection. In Spring 2015, we tracked James' 'The Seminole Spirit' show first in Feb. 2015 NYC at Stephan Weiss Gallery and then in CAMERA WORK Gallery in Berlin.

Behati Prinsloo In 'Seminole Spirit' By Russell James Opens Feb 17 At NYC Stephan Weiss Gallery

Behati Prinsloo For Raw Spirit Fragrances By Russell James For Nomad Two Worlds

Victoria’s Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo is fiercely feminine in a new campaign from Raw Spirit Fragrances, part of Russell James’ Nomad Two Worlds initiative. The Namibian model continues her goddess presence captured by James most recently in the February 2015 ‘Seminole Spirit’ exhibit at NYC’s Stephen Weiss Gallery.

The ‘Seminole Spirit’ fine art collection has moved on to the CAMERA WORK Gallery in Berlin from April 25-June 6, 2015.

Behati Prinsloo In ‘Seminole Spirit’ By Russell James Opens Feb 17 At NYC Stephan Weiss Gallery AOC Sensual Art & Fashion

Eye | Behati Prinsloo In 'Seminole Spirit' By Russell James Opens Feb 17 At NYC Stephan Weiss Gallery

Behati Prinsloo In ‘Seminole Spirit’ By Russell James Opens Feb 17 At NYC Stephan Weiss Gallery

Apart from the photos of Prinsloo, the exhibit will also present a film featuring spoken word from the spiritual leader of the Seminole Tribe, a fine art photography exhibition from Bobby Henry that includes portraits of tribe members, and the tribe’s cultural sites and landscapes.

“Seminole Spirit is totally different than any type of normal shoot. This isn’t a project about fashion or trends, it is an art project with a really powerful story behind it,” Prinsloo says. “We were all so humbled to be in collaboration with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. […] This was definitely a project of passion for all of us with no shot count or designer label needed.”

Adds James, “I hope to engage people to look at this and understand this culture as not something that is gathering dust in the closet, but to realize that tribes and indigenous people are using culture to their great advantage, to maintain their identity.”

Anne adds:

Describing her experience with the Seminole people, Behati Prinsloo says: “We painted my body gold as we tried to capture an idea we had of what ‘Seminole Spirit’ is . . I felt like a savage swamp mermaid on Seminole land, crazy.”

In describing herself as a mermaid, Behati channels the key theme of female goddess history, establishing herself in the sisterhood of Mami Wati’s born in Africa before travelling the globe — often on the slave ships as a source of comfort and solace in brutal conditions.

AOC is dancing as fast as we can on this one, because ‘Seminole Spirit’ goes to the very essence of our identity and purpose. Lots more is coming. ~ Anne

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