The Face

Eva by Tanya Xmyra

Bamboo, timber and nowhere to be. Eva drifts through three looks at a tropical villa while Tanya Xmyra shoots on grain-heavy film stock.

Eva by Tanya Xmyra
Eva leans against a wooden railing with her back bare in a white halter top and black trousers, bamboo behind her, photographed by Tanya Xmyra.
Eva reaches for a branch on a veranda in a white halter top, long hair falling past her waist, photographed in black and white by Tanya Xmyra.
Close-up of Eva resting her face on her arm with eyes closed, warm golden tones, photographed by Tanya Xmyra.
Eva leans on a railing in a draped white halter top, looking off to the side, photographed in black and white by Tanya Xmyra.
Eva stands in a wooden window frame in a white cotton bralette and ruffled briefs, light catching her hair, photographed by Tanya Xmyra.
Eva sits in a shuttered window in white lingerie, head tilted back into the light with eyes closed, photographed by Tanya Xmyra.
Eva sits against a timber post in a dark oversized shirt, palm leaves visible behind her, photographed by Tanya Xmyra.
Eva leans over a veranda balustrade in a dark shirt, looking out past the camera, photographed in black and white by Tanya Xmyra.
Close portrait of Eva leaning against a wooden post with head back and eyes closed in a dark open shirt, photographed by Tanya Xmyra.
Eva sits curled against a timber post in a dark shirt, barefoot, hands clasped at her knee, palm fronds framing her, photographed in black and white by Tanya Xmyra.

Three looks in ten frames. Tanya Xmyra, a Russian photographer now based in Belgrade, photographs her model, Eva, at a tropical villa with bamboo fencing, timber posts, shuttered windows, palm fronds crowding in from every angle. The series moves between film and digital, black-and-white and warm color, and the grain is heavy throughout. Eva's naturally curly blonde hair shifts from loose and waist-length to loosely pinned between setups. The whole thing has the pace of an afternoon with nowhere to be.

The opening images pair a white halter top tied bare at the back with black trousers: the sharpest look in the set, graphic and clean against the weathered wood. The middle section strips back to white cotton lingerie with ruffled hems, Eva framed inside a wooden window and backlit. The last act wraps her in a dark robe that swallows her shape entirely and shifts the mood from exposed to private.

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Eva by Tanya Xmyra

Eva by Tanya Xmyra

Bamboo, timber and nowhere to be. Eva drifts through three looks at a tropical villa while Tanya Xmyra shoots on grain-heavy film stock.

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