the sublime

Photo by <n>Ah hei</n>. Makeup by <n>Barbie Hui</n>. Floral decoration by <n>PLANTS IN ORBIT</n>.

The character <n>Shizuku</n> in <n>Studio Ghibli</n>'s 1995 animated film <n>Whisper of the Heart</n>.

<n>Sigourney Weaver</n> as <n>Ellen Ripley</n> in the 1979 film <n>Alien</n>, directed by <n>Ridley Scott</n>.

A still from the 1987 anime film <n>Wicked City</n>, directed by <n>Yoshiaki Kawajiri</n>.

<n>HIFI</n> poster design by <n>James Rönkkö</n>, 2021.

Model <n>eliza vawdrey roy</n> for hair care brand <n>HINU</n>.

A still of <n>Kathryn Newton</n> in the film <n>Lisa Frankenstein</n> (2024), from an edit by <n>MONOCHROME</n>.

A still from the 1967 film <n>Daisies</n>, directed by <n>Věra Chytilová</n>.

A drop of water on a velvety <n>Lotus leaf</n> in a pond in Italy.

Illustrated poster by artist <n>Huang Hai</n> for the 2019 Chinese release of <n>Studio Ghibli</n>'s <n>Spirited Away</n>.

Casa Batlló - Simbolic

The <n>M51 Whirlpool Galaxy</n>. Photo by <n>NASA</n>, <n>ESA</n>, and <n>The Hubble Heritage Team</n>.

A close-up of <n>White Oyster Mushroom</n> gills.

A scene from <n>Princess Mononoke</n> (1997) by director <n>Hayao Miyazaki</n> and <n>Studio Ghibli</n>.

The 1000-year-old <n>Iwao Pond's single cedar tree</n> in Japan, photographed in September 2023.

Poster for the 2019 Chinese release of <n>Studio Ghibli</n>'s <n>Spirited Away</n>, designed by <n>Huang Hai</n>.

A mezzotint print by artist <n>Sarah Gillespie</n>.

Album art for the single <n>Heather x Eyes Blue</n> by <n>Fasetya</n>.

Beauty editorial with model <n>P A K Y A N 柏 茵</n>. Makeup by <n>Akikoowada</n>, hair by <n>Lauren M Berrones</n>.

Promotional graphic for the <n>HEAVY MENTAL</n> drop by <n>DORON®</n>.

<n>Ether</n>, 2006, by <n>Stephanie Valentin</n>.

A surrealist photograph by <n>Brian Oldham</n>.

Image credit <n>REALEST®</n>, <n>mindvrchives</n>, <n>diya</n>, <n>Open</n>, and <n>Mak McRae</n>.

<n>The Sacred Elephant (Péri)</n> (1882) by <n>Symbolist</n> artist <n>Gustave Moreau</n>.

<n>Your Perfect Plastic Heart</n>, a 2022 painting by artist <n>Fawn Rogers</n>.