Her work visualizes a certain je ne sais quoi. Stills of moments in life, garments that lay in strange positions implying movement, the images make you stare and imagine what her world looks like.

written by Suzanne van Heerde

Kit Shyrixina is a visual artist who practices various disciplines such as styling, fashion editing and photography. She’s currently doing her MA Communication in Art & Design at the Royal College of Art in London.

S: Describe your visual aesthetic in 2 sentences?
K: As much as I am trying to convince myself that simple aesthetical beauty is an outdated thing, I still believe in ‘visually pleasant’ work and therefore I’m always trying to achieve it. On the other hand I really love ‘wabi-sabi’ (the Japanese aesthetic which celebrates imperfectness and incompleteness) so in the end I am trying to be neat, but never perfect.

S: When did your interest in fashion start?
K: I started getting into fashion about 5 years ago. Before that I was most out-of-fashion girl with a love for weird ‘lime green crocodile belt’ kind of stuff.

S: What influences you in general?
K: Odd things and surreal personal experiences. Somehow I’ve got this huge interest in things, which few find inspiring – something like Art & Science or “Book of Mysterious Beings” by Jorge Luis Borges. I just really like when people don’t really understand what I am talking about.

S: When it comes to stylists, who do you look up to?
K: I admire Venetia Scott a lot. As far as I’m concerned, she is never out of fashion..

S: You collaborate with Masha Mel a lot, what is your work relationship like?
K: We are good friends. Everything she does always comes out beautifully, so you don’t have to strain yourself out in order to get a good result. Everything is pretty much relaxed with her and it goes with the flow, that’s what I love about her.

S: What would your dream collaboration be?
K: The dreamiest dream is someone like Lars von Trier or Matisse, but then I never would’ve liked to collaborate on something and share my views with them, I would’ve prefer to just sit there in the corner and watch them work.

S: Where do you see yourself in 5 – 10 years?
K: Oh I don’t really think that far ahead, but I’d like to have a family and a quiet life. Doesn’t sound really aspiring, does it? :D

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