Portrait of the model in glasses and a dark burgundy coat with a wide collar, eyes lowered.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy. coat Balenciaga, glasses Mykita
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Saliva and stranger – Ivan Ugrin for Lampoon SALIVA

An exchange of saliva, sweet and honest spit — even the bacteria on our tongues seem snobbish: they give no consideration to hit-and-run encounters

Ivan Ugrin is a Croatian-born performer, dancer, model and movement director based in Amsterdam. Trained at the Amsterdam School of the Arts, his practice moves between contemporary dance, performance and fashion, using the body to explore movement, identity and representation.

The model sits in a wooden armchair by a window, wearing an open dark shirt, white briefs and black boots, looking at the camera.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
shirt Hermès, briefs Hanes, boots Burberry, eyewear Mykita
Seen from behind, the model sits on a wooden floor in a green and white knit sweater, head bowed.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
sweater Edward Cuming, swimsuit Ron Dorff
The model stands against a white paneled wall in white briefs, with a leather jacket hanging from a hook beside him.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
leather jacket Fendi, briefs Hanes
The model sits on the floor against a wall in an open plaid shirt, gazing at the camera.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
Dior
The model leans in a doorway in a sleeveless patterned knit top, looking down and adjusting his waistband.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
top Wooyoungmi
Turned partly away from the camera, the model wears an oversized blue and white striped shirt, legs bare.
Photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
Prada
Close-up portrait of Ivan Ugrin with slicked-back dark hair and a mustache, shirtless, wearing a thin chain necklace, against a warm-toned wall.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
necklace Coach
Portrait of the model in glasses and a dark burgundy coat with a wide collar, eyes lowered.
photography Spyros Rennt, styling Kevin Grosjean, hair Romain Duplessy.
coat Balenciaga, glasses Mykita

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