Jacqueline Ternan
Collection
Thesis Statement
ZENITH:/ˈzēnəTH ~ Noun: The time at which something is most powerful or successful. Astronomy: The point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.
What would life look like if humans were not at the top of the food chain? What can intellectually and biologically advanced beings do to nurture the environment instead of taking and abusing it? Imagine far beyond the most distant stars. Five light years away from our dying planet Earth there sits an exoplanet named Zenith. It orbits two stars and has ideal heat and ten percent more oxygen than Earth. Conditions like these make Zenith an ideal place for advanced life to thrive. These five main species that inhabit this planet all have their important and vast roles in sustaining life and nature on the planet. The ocean ruler Devobula and land lurkers called Gnashers. Wandering human trees named Alanti and swimming in the sand are packs of Prosomnia. The hot windy skies are flooded with levitating Pappi (pappus); they are also the lowest on the food chain but vital to the survival of autotrophs inhabiting Zenith’s lands.
MAKEUP
Using special effects makeup and dramatic contour to elevate the face from human to otherwordly being.
Makeup Artists: Jacq Ternan (lead artist and MUA Designer), Arianne Lachey (assistant MUA)
Bio
Jacq’s approach to post-humanism begs the question of what other life exists in our universe. If there is no proof of other life forms in our universe why not imagine the possibilities of there being more? This very philosophy drives Jacq to create a spectrum of surrealist fashion. The universes they create pull from mythological, sci-fi, and horror aesthetics. Inhabitants of these worlds are brought to life in collections explore the possibilities of existence beyond humanness.
Obliterating restrictive molds of beauty and binary standards, the post-human admirer embodies a mystical state of being. Inviting one to admire their sense of imagination and find levity in reality.