amphora is a summer collection of silk satin pieces with various prints designed after Greek vases as seen in a sequence of the film ‘The Holdovers’ (Alexander Payne, 2023) : A man, Dominic Sessa, strolls through the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in the section of Ancient Greek and Roman Art.

Greek antiquities have always been an inspiration, but in this case it's also the cinematographer's vision and its staging of the museum space and the resulting mood. That very moment in the film reminded me to explore the aesthetics of the amphora and hydria vases more deeply.

There is a depth of a dark green colour on an amphora, that is drawing you in with its many subtle nuances. then, a beautiful contrast between the vases in blurred green and those containing very figurative drawings in bright orange and brown of greek athletes. And finally, a celadon colour emerges that shimmers ever so lightly through the reflection of the many window panes that display the artworks.

The textiles should reflect these impressions. the colours dark and light green, celadon, orange and moor look like a single colour from a distance - but on closer view they reveal an all-over motif that originates from floor tiles. The tiles merge with the colour gradient of the background - at times they show themselves, only to disappear again in other parts.

Céline Camara wears the amphora collection shot by luxembourgish photographer séverine bauer. all jewellery by maïté jewelry. the shooting took place in kaell architecte studios, rollingergrund (LU).