Kasumi Goto on Tiptoes

Shot in Alexandra Potter's friend's apartment rather than in a studio, this series places the Kasumi Goto latex suit in a domestic setting that entirely reframes the cosplay reference. The graphic white-line detailing and geometric paneling of the black latex suit read with particular sharpness in black and white, the window light doing work that no studio setup could replicate.

Alexandra Potter is not a cosplayer, and the series reflects that: the suit is worn on her own terms, at full height in ballet heels, gaze lowered. The character reference is present in the costume but absent from the approach, which gives the series an intimacy and personal quality that a convention-style cosplay shoot would not have produced.

Shooting at a friend's apartment, with the relaxed atmosphere that implies, including coffee and time to simply enjoy being there, gives the series a warmth that comes through even in monochrome. One of the more quietly distinctive entries in the archive.