photos / ashley bowman
model / marley gotterer, madison wada, greg logan
sfx makeup/ nina carelli
sfx help/ ivy lindstrom And joey elliott
DP/Videographer/ katy arthur
hair styling / nathan juergensen
outfit / Cole Durkee
words by / marley gotterer
On a budding spring day, three creatures enter the wild but glorious streets of New York City. After hours of being scrutinized by a team of passionate artists and designers, the three ghosts head to the steps of the Metropolitan Museum to chat and interact with the world’s “normal” creatures. Public
These ghosts embraced him wherever he stepped. A Norwegian tourist family of four came to ask the Green Ghost, “Can you give us a task?” She made the family climb the MET stairs three times, because exercise is also important for ghosts, which many people don’t realize.
After gathering on the stairs, the lush greenery of Central Park began to call to them. Crawling to a nearby playground, the children took notice. Parents and children pounced upon them, smiling and begging for photographs; The creatures felt like Santa Claus or Taylor Swift impersonators at a children’s birthday party, yet they were just themselves…
They continued towards the park, where the creatures got into some conflict over their threesome dynamic (polyamory). Thankfully, nothing serious. …Strangers will ask, “Why are you doing this?” Their response was, “We’re in a band. Stream our new single: Glizzorp.” For the rest of the afternoon, the creatures stalked the runners on the course and, as usual, frightened the teenage boys on bikes. The trio ended their day smoking pot at a fountain and playing hide-and-seek – because everyone deserves a little fun sometimes. He reflected on that day, and how the city embraced them, whoever and whatever they were.
