uniqueness 3

as promised, here's more from the same shoot. i have to break my 'one photo per idea/shoot'-rule...i took so many photos and i honestly feel like there are several good ones, so you'll be seeing even more of these. i am hoping that i later realize the weaker links and can narrow them down then... this for me one of my most important photos/shoots. if you have seen 'japan 86' or 'in my past life', they were results of this shoot, but the shoot only happened because of this idea. harakiri is a japanese tradition not much in use anymore(or who knows), but i'm not a history person so this is not supposed to be an accurate reflection of the reality, this is my idea, using cliches and symbols around us, and a woman as the subject of course. actually, harakiri means cutting the abdomen open...but so what, she's got her unique style (pun intended). every person is unique, and all that uniqueness disappears when they die. that's just one reflection on the title.

it's not my best but i'm pretty happy with it. i see this as the 'trendy' one of the bunch, the crop and all are so...u know.

she's ^hesitation and i am so happy she's such a patient and motivated model.
the sword is ^superkev's
the kimono is made by Lissa Hill
the fakeblood is artificial, please read more here [link]