Jaroslav Wieczorkiewiz / Aurum Light

Photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewiz uses high-speed cameras to freeze time and capure that exact moment when splashed milk and other liquids form ephemeral garments for goddesses. The fluids are completely real— nothing is computer generated— which means that each image is the result of hundreds of takes and hours of patience:

The rather messy shoots see a model, clad only in bikini bottoms, having a jug of milk poured over parts of her body by an assistant as Jaroslav captures the movement of the liquid using fast exposure. Each photograph takes about 200 frames and the milk is poured onto different areas of the models body for each one, captured mid-flow by the camera. These individual shots are then amalgamated using Photoshop into a single image, creating the illusion that the girl is wearing a single milk dress. (Katy Winter, Daily Mail)

In this dream-world, dewy droplets hang suspended in mid-air, apart yet connected to the tender frills and drapes and rivulets of the liquid dresses. The images manage to evoke both the solidity of finely sculpted marble, and the torrid motion of rain and rivers. The women radiate both power and warmth, striking poses of strength and grace in their delicate and delectable attire.

This decadence takes us back to ancient Egypt, to the famed beauty rituals of Cleopatra, who was said to bathe herself in milk. What could be more luxurious, more sensual, than slathering the skin with the very liquid that nourishes life? The allusion to fertility and rejuvenation reminds us of our own GlamTribale goddess jewelry Isis collection, which links mystic opulence with the narrative of life and rebirth.

Milk, with its creamy and languid flow, has always represented the richness of life, the cornucopia of creativity inherent in our selves. Jaroslav Wieczorkiewiz’s portraiture suggests a woman who is unfettered, who dances freely, who is clothed only in the ever-evolving flow of her own creativity. She celebrates life, nurturing her self and others. She is irresistible. ~ Feanne