Curiel — SS26 Art Film (2025) | Cinematography by Vitaly Kazanin

Curiel — SS26 Art Film closes the year with a project developed alongside photographer Szilveszter Makò, built around a clear challenge: translating the language of his highly elaborate still images into motion without losing their graphic precision.

The shoot took place in a compact vertical limbo, entirely hand-painted and scenographically dense, where every angle matters. Szilveszter's process is extremely precise, and the cinematography was designed to stay aligned with that intent: controlled framing, deliberate movement, and capture tailored for post-production to be sculpted into achieving photographic rendering.

Conceptually, the film leans toward set extension and references to contemporary art. With the support of an AI artist, the environment is expanded to resemble an art gallery, echoing Szilveszter's visual universe, where subjects are often positioned in front of paintings. Instead of placing artwork behind the talent, we shifted the paintings to the sides, turning them into architectural elements that shape negative spaces and depth.

To introduce rhythm without breaking the calm, the film includes subtle 2D graphic inserts created by an artist: details that interact with hands and gestures to introduce controlled movement within a still-gallery atmosphere.