Cassandra II

The description for my series "Cassandra II" is basically the same as for my series "Cassandra". As fate would have it, though - given the war against Ukraine that Russia has started -, I shot the first series last August/September with a model from Ukraine whereas this one, "Cassandra II", photographed in January 2022, features a model from Russia. The photo series is inspired by the seer Cassandra from ancient Greek mythology which I shot in my studio. Cassandra, cursed by Apollo, is a tragic figure, strong but at the same time powerless because, though she accurately foresees the impending doom, nobody believes her, no matter if she pleads, rages, broods or seduces. This series is part of an ongoing project of mine as I am fascinated by the stories of strong, conflicted, unhappy, sometimes powerful, sometimes murderously mad women and mythic female figures like Cassandra, Medea, Clytemnestra, the Oracle of Delphi, but also Salome, or the Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth.