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Women lead revolutions. Why? Because we have tasted from birth the nature of oppression, we feel it in our bones that these power structures are based on falsity and lies, we have an intrinsic understanding of the misappropriation and undeserving of social and power structures as they stand. Any woman conscious of herself will Know that Change is Necessary.
behind the scenes of an experiment 🔥
Plant ~ that your own heart can grow ~ Sing ~ because this is a food our starving world need ~ Laugh ~ because that is the purest Sound ~ Hafiz
Photoshoot in London Kew Gardens with Rachel Hardwick Photography using film Photography www.rachelhardwick.co.uk
Cassia Chloe
London UK
CassiaChloe: Photography by Ben Hopper
Cassia Chloe @cassiachloe
Performance fire arts artist dancer UK
“Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky”
Khalil Gibran
Transformational Eye photography
Cassia Chloe modelling
Koh Rong Sanloem Cambodia
"Physical matter is music solidified" - Pythagoras.
finding flow, magical spaces 🌕🦢
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Costume art designed and created by Cassia Chloe
BTS pyrotechnic flow
Red cold Pyrotechnic Exploration by Cassia Chloe www.cassiachloe.co.uk
# Cassia Chloe Fire Dancer Show Pyro Poi Lighttoys Le Maitre Pyrotechnics Performance Event Entertainment London UK
Cassia Chloe costume art & photography
When contemplating some of the greatest female minds in history, it has occured to me that human society would be twice as advanced as it were today, in this very moment, if it weren't for sexism. Thinking of the female scienists who were stiffled and repressed, not let step foot near a University or publishing house, who regardless went on to make great discoveries for the betterment of humanity. Think then of the many uniquely intelligent female minds who never had such an opportunity, the vast number of potential discoveries that were lost because of the ignorance and insecurity of men who feared intelligent women and could not accept them as their equal, or even at times their superior. 50% of human genius for the most of our history has been supressed and ignored. Any one society in the world that would have allowed and encouraged women to reach their full potential would be a far greater society today with a very real competitive advantage. The whole of human society would simply be a wiser and better place. I mourn to think the great genius and novel ideas lost due to the ignorance and insecurity which gives birth to sexism.
Costume art & photos by Cassia Chloe
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. This insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms— this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong in the ranks of devoutly religious men."
- Albert Einstein
Thinking back to this beautiful collab
Guilherme Toyosato Photography
Body Paint by Jil Ripault make-up artist
Hair by Oliver Twist Hair
Fire performance & modelling by Cassia Chloe
For Jungle Experience, Koh Phangan
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It doesn't matter whether or not you've had your vaccines. Everyone should have a problem with the government forcing things inside people's bodies against their will. It's rape, it's undemocratic, it's abuse of the most basic human rights. Through coercion, segregation or mandate, force is force. While I believe vaccinations have done great things for humanity, having a vaccination is a personal choice and we cannot allow individuals to be stigmatised for personal medical choices, we need to respect these basic moral principles, for that is an essential component of a decent society. 🙏🏼
Do not allow yourself to be turned against one another.
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Locks adorned with magic hand-made beads by Coco Ivy Squish www.etsy.com/shop/cocoivysquish
Such a mythic creamy elephant, sparkling moon and majestic dragons eye.. and just look at No-face 🖤
Locks, also known as Dreadlocks, Elf Locks, Locs, Dreads, Plica, Fairy-locks or in Sanskrit, Jaṭā, are one of the eldest hair styles in the world. Idigenious to every continent, locks are rich in history & meaning. For many they represent wisdom, protection and magic, though for each individual and culture the meaning is vastly different.
Exploring the global history of locks: 'The oldest depiction of locs is in ancient Crete, now part of Greece, in 1500 BCE in the Minoan Civilization. Locked hair has also been found in mummified remains of ancient Egypt. A photograph in 1885 depicts a Native American Chief with locked hair. The style was also worn by Ancient Christian Ascetics in the Middle East and Mediterranean, and the Dervishes of Islam, among others. Some of the very earliest adherents of Christianity in the Middle East may have worn this hairstyle; there are descriptions of James the Just, first Bishop of Jerusalem, who is said to have worn them to his ankles.In Senegal, the Baye Fall, followers of the Mouride movement, a Sufi movement of Islam founded in 1887 AD by Shaykh Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke, are famous for growing dreadlocks and wearing multi-colored gowns. Maasai warriors are known for their long, thin, red dreadlocks, dyed with red root extracts or red ochre. Some Indigenous Australians of North West and North Central Australia have historically worn their hair in a locked style, sometimes also having long beards that are fully or partially locked. Within Tibetan Buddhism and other more esoteric forms of Buddhism, locks have occasionally been substituted for the more traditional shaved head. Rastafari movement dreadlocks are symbolic of the Lion of Judah. Their dreadlocks were inspired by the Nazarites of the Bible. In Europe the ‘Polish Plait’ or ‘plica’ is documented and depicted in the 1700’s, though dates back much further and is associated with European folklore. ‘Elflocks’ worn by Druids who were the shamans and mystics of the Celts. The earliest written record of ‘Elflocks’ in folklore comes from the 15th Century Shakespeare in 'Romeo and Juliet' worn by the gypsy girl Mercutio. ‘Elflocks’ too are discussed in Jane Eyre worn by the fortune teller. In folk-lore, ‘Elflocks’ or ‘Fairy-locks’ are thought to be made by faeries, and thought to be unlucky if combed out.'
I’ve named only a few examples of locks around the world, and they are rich in History, and I do not doubt the style is as old as humanity itself. Dreadlocks today are seen throughout the world, and more famously known as worn in both Rastafarianism and by the Sadhu Ascetic Monks in India.
In the UK, locs have long been associated with gypsies, druids and the Windrush generation of the 40’s-60s. Later, locs became an integrated part of a variety of old and new music cultures, and free music culture, as well counter-cultural and political movements.
I can recall when travelling different people’s reactions to my hair. The reaction of Cambodian people, who repeatedly asked if I was ‘voodoo’, as they felt my hair was worn only by witches, especially knowing my vegetarian diet. Where as, while traveling in China my hair was met with a lot of mistrust, so I tied my hair back with a scarf, which changed people’s reaction towards me drastically.
I won't go into their meaning for me in this post. Nor would I even try to express or communicate the meaning of locks to others and different cultures. Yet it's fascinating to explore the breadth and depth of such an ancient hair style.
"You once told me you wanted to find yourself in the world, and I told you to first apply within, to discover the world within you. You once told me you wanted to save the world from all its wars, and I told you to first save yourself from the world, and all the wars you put yourself through."
Apply Within by Suzy Kassem
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I've finally decided to make some of my wearable creations available to order! As someone who's daily clothing and costuming has been self designed and sewn for more than decade, I can't believe I'm finally opening my shop. I'll link my new Etsy below for custom orders made to measure of these Navy Gold bodysuits.
'A riot is the language of the unheard,' Martin Luther King Jr.
Contemplating the Police Crime Courts & Sentancing Bill; The death of the right to protest is the death of democracy.
Wearable art: clothing & headdress by Cassia
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