SUPAY - FANESCA PRESS 2024 (Copy)

 
 
 
 

Supay is one of the characters that shape Fanesca

Fanesca is a body of work reflecting on how foreign influences alter identity in Latin America nowadays. In this autoethnographic exploration, Dávila digs into his Spanish and Ecuadorian heritage.

 

Fanesca reflects on cultural identity within fashion, as well as the nostalgia of a society. It has been named Fanesca after a traditional dish prepared only during Easter that combines Spanish religious beliefs with Indigenous traditions in Ecuador.  The body of work analyzes how styling the self affects identity in Ecuadorian society. 

In this series, Supay is a representation of the Devil. The Devil was a concept imported into indigenous folklore by foreign influences through the Catholic Church.

In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay was both the god of death and ruler of the Ukhu Pacha, the Incan underworld, as well as a race of demons.

 
 
 

Supay

non-published images | 24 final images

 

Credits:
Photography & art direction - Lucho Dávila - @iamtrece
First Assistant & post-production - Julia S. - @julialexandra6
Second Assistant & BTS - Chris Lombardi - @shotbychrisl
Model - Shellie S - @shellie_seymour
Agency - Another Mother - @anothermotherldn
Makeup - Kanako - @kanako_makeup
Hair - Gaia - @gaia_maua
Hair - Akari - @hairstylist_akr
Styling - Lily - @lilymaguirexox
Stylist Assistant - Luca Demetriou - @_aphroditus
Stylist Assistant - Sitaram - @sitaram_thirukumar