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THIS PAGE Loubna Ouaqqa jumpsuit; Roussey 3D earrings; Colombe d’Humières necklace FACING PAGE Lorette Colé Duprat top; Loubna Ouaqqa pants; Balenciaga boots; Hugo Kreit rings

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THIS PAGE Givenchy coat and boots; Prada gloves; Lorette Colé Duprat earrings FACING PAGE Celine by Hedi Slimane coat; Lorette Colé Duprat necklace; Colombe d’Humières necklace

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THIS PAGE Balenciaga dress, gloves and boots FACING PAGE From left: Edison wears Loewe skirt; Abra pants; Camper loafers; Hugo Kreit earrings. Lazaro wears Prada skirt; Acne Studio tights; Camper loafers; Hugo Kreit earrings Hair, Yumiko Hikage; make-up, Anna Sadamori; models, Amalia, Lazaro Cuervo Costa, Edison, Sasha, Cleopatra, Natalia, Rabina and Tom; stylist’s assistant, Fiona Omnes; hair assistant, Louma; make-up assistant, Debora; lighting assistant, Ana Lefaux; digital operator, Adrien Turlais; casting director, Sebastien Hernandez Bertrand; production, Collection Global Paris; studio, Studio Jacques; retouching, Studio Gessner.



HOT PURSUIT Even near Fagradalsfjall— an active volcano some 40km outside Reykjavík—Anok keeps her cool in a Marc Jacobs anorak, skirt, hood, socks and shoes WILD STYLE Photography ANNIE LEIBOVITZ Styling GABRIELLA KAREFA-JOHNSON

ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS A pit stop becomes an impromptu walkabout. From left: Sherry wears Stella McCartney jacket and pants; Isabel Marant sweater. Akon wears Hermès quilted jacket; Max Mara vest; Fendi bandeau top and skirt. Anok wears Alexander McQueen jacket, skirt and boots; Lands’ End socks



GOLDEN HOUR Anok brings her own shine to Reynisfjara beach in a glimmering Thom Browne dress, while Akon cuts a darkly dashing figure in a Noir Kei Ninomiya vest, sweater and skirt; Simone Rocha boots





TAKE A HIKE! From far left: Akon sets off across the tundra, wearing a Louis Vuitton jacket, skirt and pullover; Merrell shoes; LL Bean socks; and with a Gregory backpack; The North Face sleeping bag; Metolius harness and carabiner; Jacquemus shoes. Sherry follows in a Sacai coat; Matty Bovan skirt; Chloé boots; Rei backpack; Klean Kanteen water bottle; Patagonia quilt; SealLine dry bag; Metolius carabiner; Scarpa shoes. Anok wears Chloé jacket, dress and boots; and carries a Helly Hansen backpack; SealLine dry bag; Arc’teryx harness; Scarpa shoes



SILVER BELLES A medley of metallics is the trio’s answer to the frosty surrounds on the Svínafellsjökull glacier. From far left: Sherry wears Lanvin scarf; Valentino dress. Anok wears Celine by Hedi Slimane vest, sweater and skirt. Akon wears Ralph Lauren sweater, coat and dress; Lands’ End socks. Red Wing boots on both models



TAKING THE WATERS In the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, dramatic proportions and strong colours give the tried-and- trusted puffer coat its moment in the sun. From far left: Akon wears Area jacket; Gucci top; Chanel jumpsuit. Anok wears Balenciaga parka. Sherry wears Givenchy coat

COOL RUNNINGS And we’re off: Sherry makes a bold move on Diamond Beach in her Lanvin coat; Salvatore Ferragamo dress; Brother Vellies socks; Merrell shoes. Anok wears matching Ottolinger coat and dress. Akon wears Jacquemus jacket, skirt and bandeau top; Teva shoes; LL Bean socks





LET’S GET LOST Near Vestrahorn on the Stokksnes peninsula, merrily mixed-up patterns and textures are ready- made for rambling. From far left: Anok wears 2 Moncler 1952 Woman puffer vest; Etro sweater and shorts. Akon wears Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons cropped jacket, sweater and skirt; Merrell shoes; LL Bean socks. Sherry wears Shuting Qiu jacket; Chanel sweater and skirt

DON’T FENCE ME IN In the wide-open spaces of Hvalnes, everybody drops their defences. From left: Akon dresses up her The North Face coat with a Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello minidress and choker; Tory Burch dress. Sherry wears Michael Kors Collection jacket; Prada dress and stole. Anok wears The North Face coat; Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello top and shorts



HOLDING PATTERN Huddled close on the inselberg Hjörleifshöfði. Akon wears Versace puffer and top; Matty Bovan skirt. Anok wears Miu Miu crocheted jacket and knit top. Sherry wears Khaite jacket; Raf Simons sweater Hair, Nigella Miller; make- up, Romy Soleimani; models, Sherry Shi/IMG, Anok Yai/ Next and Akon Changkou/ Elite New York City.



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CULTURE Entertaining guide to HOLIDAY HOSTING As the time for merrymaking comes around, Vogue looks to the experts who have brought hosting down to a science: from a Michelin-starred chef imparting wisdom on serving a spectacular dinner to a human-connection specialist giving tips on fostering great conversation no matter your guest list. Soak in the knowledge from these masterclasses as you plan your upcoming soiree—’tis the season for a smashing house party, after all. Photography DARREN GABRIEL LEOW Styling DESMOND LIM Location MADAME FAN Words AMELIA CHIA and CHANDREYEE RAY

CULTURE Entertaining KW Candied Chestnut Cake FACING PAGE by chef Kirk Westaway From left: Chef Kirk Westaway of Jaan on elevating a Monzolevska wears home-cooked meal Perfect for family gatherings, this recipe is a Etro dress; deliciously lighter alternative to the classic Tiffany & Co bangles This is my 10th Christmas in Singapore. I usually spend it at the Christmas pudding that rounds off a festive and earrings. home of one of my closest friends, who is from Devon in England meal on a sweet note. Cook wears PH5 dress as well. We have a Sunday roast with lots of trimmings, a platter of from SocietyA; seafood, caviar, and an amazing joint of roast beef and Yorkshire Chestnut Cake Bottega Veneta ring pudding. To make it even more memorable, we strategically invite and bracelet. a couple of sommeliers to bring some amazing wines. 400g chestnut sweet paste Yin Guo wears 200g butter Dolce&Gabbana dress; It’s not difficult to deliver a fancy meal at home. Focus on 60g demerara sugar Tiffany & Co earrings the produce and ingredients—find out where you are sourcing 100g organic egg yolks from. For a special dinner party, increase your budget for the meal 200g whole eggs PREVIOUS PAGE and invest in the final product. Make sure you are getting the best 10g baking powder Yin Guo wears ingredients, organic where possible, or artisanal produce. A touch 40g cake flour Bottega Veneta dress; of caviar will always put smiles on people’s faces. Purchase a 50g candied chestnut pieces Manolo Blahnik heels; beautiful bottle of champagne or wine. Culina Dempsey is one of Tiffany & Co earrings. the better locations in Singapore to buy fresh vegetables, and we 1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Monzolevska wears use their ingredients at Jaan as well. Bootle’s is also fantastic for 2. Combine chestnut sweet paste, butter and Miu Miu dress; Sergio premium ingredients. sugar. Rossi heels 3. Add the egg yolks one at a time, and then My little trick is to always make fresh bread because it’s the whole eggs. Beat well after each addition. an immediate showstopper. You come into someone’s house, you 4. Add baking powder and cake flour to the smell the bread and you know they’ve put in the extra effort into mixture. Mix well to remove any lumps. making it. I also love to do a prawn soup to go with it—I go to the 5. Arrange candied chestnuts at the bottom of local market and get fresh prawns, take the heads off and roast the a cake mould. shells. You add a vegetable broth, simmer the peeled prawns in it, 6. Cover with cake batter. and you get a rich prawn soup with complex depth of flavour. 7. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. For dessert, I enjoy Eton mess. We have a version at Jaan, Warm Caramel Sauce but the one I do at home is very simple. You make the meringue the night before, add fresh strawberries and cream, and you have an 175g light muscovado sugar incredible dessert. 50g butter 50g treacle A massive tip for these festive meals is to pre-cook 225g double cream everything—from vegetables, to meat, to the soup and dessert. If you leave it to the last minute, you’re going to be flustered and 1. Melt the butter and sugar in a small pot. you won’t get to mingle or chat with your guests. Every restaurant Then, bring the mixture to boil. in the world pre-cooks before service. Get it all ready just to be 2. Add treacle. Simmer for 2 minutes to warmed up or flashed in the pan before you serve it. It’s fuss-free achieve colour and flavour. and your party will leave impressed. 3. Remove from heat. Add the cream and whisk to remove lumps. Pre-cook everything. If you leave it to the last minute, Sweet Chestnut Cream you’re going to be flustered. 100g chestnut paste 172 150g cream 50g mascarpone 1. Gently whip all ingredients together over a bowl of ice until soft peaks are formed. 2. Store in the refrigerator to chill. To serve, warm up the chestnut cake and pour the caramel sauce over. Alongside, serve the sweet chestnut cream and a spoonful of orange marmalade.



Etro dress; Manolo Blahnik heels; Tiffany & Co bangles and earrings Hair, Marc Teng using Keune Haircosmetics; make- up Dollei Seah/Makeup Entourage using Charlotte Tilbury; photographer’s assistant, Halid; fashion assistant, Joey Tan; make- up assistant, Mandy Yeo/ Makeup Entourage; models, Nina Monzolevska/Ave Management, Yin Guo/Ave Management and Alexis Cook/Now Models. A pre-hosting checklist worked wonders for my pre-dinner jitters.

CULTURE Entertaining ASR SH Simone Heng’s foolproof pre-hosting routine Astrie Sunindar-Ratner of A - The Etiquette Consultancy on entertaining in style Plan: Plan your seating chart once your guest list is confirmed. Seat people Many of us find the idea of entertaining at home stress-inducing. I in interesting combinations, identifying certainly used to think so; I’d overthink the whole event and often points of relatability you can raise in spend the days leading up to it fretting over which aspect of it I your introductions. would overlook. To put my mind at ease, I eventually came up with Prepare: Prep the house with essentials a formula that I could use for any type of event and developed an like clean hand towels. easy pre-hosting checklist to follow. This worked wonders for my Pose: If you’re feeling socially anxious, pre-dinner jitters and I began relishing the opportunity to entertain don’t underestimate the effectiveness of at home. power poses. Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk on body language has some good examples. Astrie Sunindar-Ratner’s hosting checklist Phone: Be contactable on your phone for the 30 to 45 minutes before your party starts Theme: Deciding on a theme will help you stay focused in case your guests need to contact you. and provide direction for the colour scheme, dishes, drinks Play: An easy way to bring the joy in is a and music. game like Cards Against Humanity. Stock up Guest list: To me, this is probably one of the most important on a few and you’ll always have something parts of hosting. This is when you need to get creative but also to engage your guests with. be mindful and considerate. Hosting is all about making sure everyone feels included and welcome. Speaker and host Simone Heng on forging Table setting: Decide whether your meal will be formal or genuine human connection informal. If it’s formal, keep it simple. Formal dining is all about quality over quantity. Start off with gorgeous table linen and It’s interesting to think about what makes a good party. When I napkins that are well-ironed—I prefer white for formal events, lived in Dubai, I went to some of the most incredible ones. But as in linen cloth, damask or embroidered cloth. Use your prized I’ve gotten older—and especially with the influence of COVID- silverware and special plates. For formal plates, I suggest plain 19—I’ve distilled it down to one thing. What you really need for a or printed plates with gold or silver trims—get a unique set if you good party is connection. It’s possible to be surrounded by people host often; these can be family heirlooms to pass down to the next and yet feel lonely; that’s what happens when everyone is standing generation. If it’s informal, be as creative as you want but stick to around not really talking to each other. So as an antidote to the the theme, and ensure all the colours come together nicely. Linens pandemic, this festive season we want the opposite of that. and napkins can be in any fabric and colour, but never use plastic covers on top of your tablecloth. As a host, your most important job is to disseminate Finishing touches: This completes the look and feel of your information. Tell people where the toilet is—or if your toilet has dinner and I believe the more personalised it is, the better. Have some funky-junky plumbing, like the shophouse that I live in. flowers where possible, and a handwritten or digitally designed Ensure that the ladies know where they can dispose of their lady menu (Canva is my top tip for lovely menus). Also take time to stuff if they need to. Making good, thorough introductions is prepare handwritten place cards and candles—remember not also a part of this. We sometimes have what we call an orphan’s to use scented candles on the dining table, but put your favourite Christmas at our place, with family but also all our friends who scents at the entrance or living area. Finally, create your own weren’t flying home for the festive season. It’s a diverse group of party playlist in advance as this lends a wonderful atmosphere people—and that’s when conversation can be tricky sometimes. conducive to an unforgettable night for all. Obviously, what my British expat friend does day-to-day is Overall entertaining: Go with what you’re comfortable with and different from my Singaporean cousin. the night will go smoothly. When the host is happy and relaxed, your guests will unwind and have the best time. Have drinks and It’s bridging that gap that forms cohesion across the dinner canapes prepared, and take a moment to appreciate the looks of table and facilitates conversation. As a host, I usually get my delight on your guests’ faces as they eat and make merry. That guests to introduce themselves by saying where they’re from and moment is truly priceless. what they do, and then reveal something not many people would know about them. It’s a fantastic way for everyone to show some Astrie Sunindar-Ratner’s hosting vulnerability and find material to connect on. Going around the must-haves table with questions like ‘What is the worst haircut you have ever gotten?’ always gets people launching into fun stories that others 1. Champagne glasses from House of AnLi can build upon. 2. Cutlery sets from Mrs Alice 3. Candleholders from Beirut Confidential COVID-19 has atrophied some of our social skills, but shift 4. Cloth napkins from Shiva Designs Bespoke your mindset from being ashamed of that to accepting that it’s a 5. Silverware from Antique Festival 1865 beautiful, communal experience. Your job as a host is to have the confidence to command the room. If there’s a lull in conversation, for example, you can go, ‘Hey guys, we are going to play a little game here’. It’s okay to be a little socially awkward, especially after an era of social distancing—the key is to make everyone feel warm, included and at home. 175

CULTURE Books DOWN the RABBIT HOLE For decades, Annie Leibovitz has created entire worlds in single frame. Vogue celebrates the publication of her new book, Wonderland, by looking back at some of her most iconic images. “The opportunity Vogue gave me coincided with the moment I bought an apartment in Paris and also started a family. Some of the early fashion stories I did were based on fairy tales that I would read to my children.” 176

BRIDGE BETWEEN WHAT A TRIP WORLDS With Natalia In 1999, Vogue sent Vodianova as Alice Annie Leibovitz to and Marc Jacobs as Paris to cover the the Caterpillar—and couture collections for a cast of designers the first time, and in additional roles— surprised her by Leibovitz and casting Sean Combs Grace Coddington, with Kate Moss. “The her frequent shoot was a collaborator, created crosscultural a unique fantasia for straddling of... rap Vogue in 2003. culture and high fashion,” Leibovitz 177 writes in Wonderland. ALL ON THE TABLE Inspired by the Metropolitan Opera’s 2009 production of Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck, Leibovitz and Grace Coddington cast Andrew Garfield and Lily Cole in their own production, with Lady Gaga as the witch.

CULTURE Books A HOMECOMING “I had photographed Penélope Cruz several times before, but the shoot in Spain was different,” writes Leibovitz of this shoot from 2007. “Penélope was proud to be at home.” Cruz appears here with bullfighter Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez. 178

HORN OF PLENTY Leibovitz’s second big couture shoot for Vogue in 2001 featuring Ben Stiller was a tribute to the giants of fashion photography infused with her own whimsy, style and personality. FLOWER CHILDREN Stella McCartney with her children, photographed in 2019. “A shoot can become so charged and intense that you enter a kind of zone. You are taken in. The rest of the world just disappears.” PILLOW PARTY In 2005, Leibovitz photographed Sarah Jessica Parker in New York City's Plaza Hotel, just before much of its contents were liquidated and many of its interior spaces were converted into luxury apartments. 179

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CULTURE Escape LAKE Effect Edie Campbell’s English countryside retreat is a family affair at its airy, tranquil best. Photography SIMON WATSON Words ELLIE PITHERS Fashion editor, Tabitha Simmons; sittings editor, Miranda Brooks.

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CULTURE Escape THIS PAGE A built-in dining table with vintage chairs. Want to test your relationship with your FACING PAGE mother? Design and build a house Campbell (in Celine with her. “It was the most polite and by Hedi Slimane) with understanding we’ve been to each Pam the schnocker. other,” confides Edie Campbell, slouched in a stripy deckchair on the well (Hicks has rented a cottage in the area since 1985, and the balcony of the Northamptonshire family has been coming here every summer) and because it was homestead she constructed with her well located for national horse trials (Campbell is an amateur mum, Sophie Hicks. “In the past we’ve had a slightly fractious rider who has been competing semi-professionally since she relationship. You’re always ruder to your mother than you are to was a teenager). Campbell had seen a dozen places before she your friends. But suddenly we were in this professional situation, came across a fishery surrounded by farmland. On the property, and we were quite agreeable to each other.” the site of a former brick quarry, the previous owner had erected It helps that the 30-year-old English model—an art history a handful of miscellaneous buildings, dug two lakes and stocked graduate who has fronted campaigns for Fendi and Versace, and them with pike, and was running a coarse fishing business. She is a regular presence in the pages of Vogue—has a sophisticated was immediately taken with the plot. “It had a nice energy, it was understanding of contemporary architecture. And that 60-year- very quiet,” she says. And it had space for stables and paddocks for old Hicks is a former British Vogue fashion editor turned prize- her horses. By May 2018, it was hers. winning architect whose precise style has lent an elegant practicality to stores for Chloé and Paul Smith, and to homes for The buildings—a tired-looking bungalow and a falling- the Le Bon family. Still, mother and daughter seem quietly thrilled down shed among them—had to go. But Campbell was adamant with how the “house between two lakes” has turned out—and with she didn’t want anything “slick and shiny and graphic” in their how their relationship has been fortified by a 14- to 15-month build place. Rather, she wanted the house to feel “in some way, of its spread over UK lockdowns. “Mum is full of opinions,” Campbell world”. She simultaneously pets Pam the schnocker (a lively mix says, laughing affectionately. “But I know what I like, and I don’t of miniature schnauzer and cocker spaniel) and gestures to the flip-flop, and that was good for her. She just wanted me to know grey corrugated fibreboard that clads the long, thin house, giving what I wanted, and then she could enact it.” Hicks, for her part, it the appearance of a local barn. “Obviously, it’s very different to describes her daughter as the perfect client. “Edie was very good the other residential buildings around here. But I also don’t think to work for because she is decisive. Once she’s made up her mind, you can build a new ‘ye olde stone cottage’. That looks weird too.” that’s it. It makes life so much more efficient.” After nearly three decades in London, as well as a The starting point was a writing task: Hicks asked whirlwind 15-year fashion career, Campbell had been looking Campbell to write 200 words about how she imagined living in for a rural retreat for some time. She chose Northamptonshire, her future home. “I was surprised,” recalls Campbell. “It felt more a county in the East Midlands of England, because she knew it romantic than I had imagined her or the process to be.” But the psychology of modern living is what fascinates Hicks. “Everybody lives and feels a place in a different way,” she says. “The thing with architecture is to understand the character and the behaviour of the people you’re working for, so you can try and do something for them that makes them feel comfortable.” What Campbell detailed—a desire for openness rather than cosiness, a sense of flow between inside and outside, to be able to occasionally see her 183

CULTURE Escape horses from a distance—ended up being a manifesto. “She was Resolutely unflashy, the adamant about the fact that she didn’t want a ‘designer’ house,” house now possesses an recalls Hicks. “And I don’t like statement architecture either. I airy, tranquil feel. like things to be discreet and a bit restrained, to settle into their position and use a bit of local vernacular. So I totally got what she inserted in the living room and bedrooms, while a brass door that was saying.” has acquired a weathered golden tinge since it was salvaged from a 1990s project of Hicks’s lends a grandeur to the entrance. Nevertheless, neither mother nor daughter could resist a “f***-off location”. Rather than choose the site of the former Artwork was the major expense. Sculptural ceiling lights owner’s home, in a sheltered corner of the plot where Campbell inspired by a Franz West exhibition Campbell visited at Tate now has a manège for her horses, they decided the narrow strip Modern in 2019 were made by her best friend, the artist Christabel of land between the two lakes was the optimal dramatic spot. MacGreevy, and side tables were crafted from chunks of pine from Steel rods going 18m into the boggy ground, onto which a steel the property by the designer James Shaw. frame was welded, provided a simple modular structure. Almost every addition from then on was standard-issue, from the glazing Resolutely unflashy, the house now possesses an airy, to the corrugated fibreboard to the precast concrete planks that tranquil feel. Campbell and her girlfriend, Hanna Hanra, a comprise the ceiling and floor. The only deviation was a ‘visor’ of journalist, awake early to red-streaked sunrises. They putter down corrugated fibreboard, which softens the flat roof and stops water to the stables to muck out and exercise the horses—Bruno, Tinker, running down the glass windows, and two swooping interior Dolly, Ed, and an as-yet-unnamed pony, a gift from Campbell to walls, enlivened with a rough sand-and-cement mixture in putty Hanra on her 40th birthday, now reside in a “horse palace” in a pink, which conceal the functional stainless-steel kitchen at one field behind the bigger of the two lakes—and raid the greenhouse end of the house and the bedrooms at the other. “I was worried for lunch provisions. Lazy summer afternoons are spent reading the house would feel a bit miserable and cell-like if every room the Lonely Planet guide to Guatemala (they’re planning a trip), had straight lines,” explains Campbell. “They’re a nightmare for swimming in the lake, or sunbathing on an inflatable unicorn hanging any art. But they’re really nice to live with.” float left over from a recent party. (“Three farmers gate-crashed!” Campbell says, giggling, quickly adding that the gathering was The Campbell women are a frugal bunch, and a tight outdoors and COVID-compliant. “They were very sweet, so I let budget dictated much of the project. Hicks, a lifelong hoarder, them stay.”) Come nightfall, in front of an open fire in the winter, wanted to reuse materials from past homes and projects. Old the couple work their way through 2021’s Oscar-nominated movies oak bookshelves and wardrobes that once graced Campbell’s on a television ingeniously concealed in the lid of the ottoman. childhood home in West London were trimmed down and When we meet, though, they’re gearing up for a summer of Love Island. “I watch it with my dad and then we text about it. It’s fab.” HAIR, ALFIE SACKETT; MAKE-UP, CIARA O’SHEA; The house has become a sanctuary for Campbell. In May DIGITAL ARTWORK, DIGITALFILM; PRODUCER, TRURO PRODUCTIONS. 2019, she suffered a serious brain injury—with faultless timing, she notes wryly, during Brain Injury Awareness Week—after falling off her horse. It took her more than six months to recover. “I’m back competing again, which is good,” she says, “but I am very forgetful.” She seems to me to be back to her caustic, clever best, pointing out an Eglantyne rose in full bloom and then stopping to laugh at herself. “I’m obsessed with rose names—such an old woman these days.” On the subject of roses, Hicks and Campbell were determined that the unglamorous, boggy scrubland surrounding the house and the lakes should remain relatively wild, though a tidy up was required. For that, they enlisted the help of Sarah and Steve Husband and their son Alfie, who cut back the brambles and the undergrowth, and planted bird cherry, damson, alder, silver birch, crab apple and hawthorn trees native to Northamptonshire, and positioned ferns and water mint under the decking. In time, wildflowers and grasses will flank the quarry stones that lead from the driveway to the front door. “It’s about playing the long game,” Campbell says, “which is strange for me. My life was always about things happening right now—‘You need to go to New York, today!’—or not at all. So, it’s a new feeling, being patient, letting nature take its course. I love it.”

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Photography HAZIRAH RAHIM Words ISABELLA LOK ARTISTin RESIDENCE Continuing from pages 28 and 29, This Humid Houses’s completed botanical sculpture for Vogue Singapore balances the transient and eternal aspects of nature. Scan the QR code to see the making of ‘Forms of Want’. The simplicity of each element— commonly found and often used— conveys how it is the little things that are most enduring. Inspired by this issue’s theme of ‘Eternity’, This Humid House’s finished botanic sculpture is titled ‘Forms of Want’. It features only three materials: rocks, moss and banana stems. The simplicity of each element—commonly found and often used—conveys how it is the little things that are most enduring. The grounding provided by the rocks is cloaked in the verdant green of the moss, which is in turn wrapped by the stems of a banana plant. It is a tribute to the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude (‘L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped’), who appropriated everyday objects by depriving them of their function and placing them under wraps to preserve them for posterity. 186

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