Juno Calypso was born and raised in London, UK. For her series, Joyce, she created a fictional character of herself who is molded from society's perception of women beauty. She spoke that she never was comfortable with taking photos of others, so creating this character is more intimate to her than ever.
She chooses to play with color and the awkward/uneasy props to provoke the audience. It's commonly known that blue and pink usually represent gender, and Calypso presently showcases it's effect in women in today's society. The mask is a representation of a woman living behind a mask in today's men society, and uses her sexuality as a symbol of how women are obsessed with their own upkeep.
This type of photography isn't one that I usually would choose to look over, but the uneasiness and creepy factor most certainly leaves a mark. With her series being very provocative, borderline scary, it only just helps the theme that Joyce is trying to audience.
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