Apotropaico

By PAP Magazine Editorial

Against a saturated red backdrop, the subject extends their tongue, clad in a translucent iridescent garment that fractures light into turquoise and magenta refractions. Red paint trails from ear to jaw, while silver glitter dust scatters across the cheekbone and multiple piercings punctuate nose and lip, assembling a talisman-like composition. A cropped, wet-textured blonde cut falls unevenly, one side tucked behind the ear, revealing the holographic film material that wraps the shoulders. In a tightly cropped second shot, four tiger lily petals frame the face symmetrically, their orange-to-cream gradients speckled with crimson, positioned as if sprouting from the skin itself. The editorial's title — Apotropaico — signals an exploration of the body and beauty ritual as apotropaic object, a ward against unseen forces rendered in living, breathing form.