Womenbyjuliann 17 10 06 Julia Ann And Siouxsie ... -

That trailing off is the digital equivalent of a half-remembered dream. It suggests that this project—WomenByJuliAnn—was bigger than a single photo set. It was an attempt to build a library of defiant femininity. Punk rock and performance art. Goth makeup and glamour lighting. So, what was WomenByJuliAnn 17 10 06 ?

In the punk and post-punk pantheon, Siouxsie Sioux is a high priestess. The eyeliner. The voice. The utter refusal to bow to commercial radio. She is the antithesis of performative pop femininity. She is raw, intellectual, gothic, and untouchable. WomenByJuliAnn 17 10 06 Julia Ann And Siouxsie ...

Maybe it was a photoshoot where Julia Ann paid homage to Siouxsie’s iconic Kaleidoscope era. Maybe it was a playlist. Maybe it was just a mislabeled MP3 file. That trailing off is the digital equivalent of

But I like to think it was a thesis statement. A reminder that great artists—whether on a stage in London in 1978 or on a set in Los Angeles in 2017—recognize each other. They know that power is a performance, and the only sin is being boring. Punk rock and performance art

It reads like a secret handshake. A fragment from a hard drive long since buried under newer, shinier data.