Purple Magazine
— The Magic Issue #42 F/W 2024

lilliya scarlett reid

interview by OLIVIER ZAHM photography by ANNA GASKELL   Based in the wilds of Montana, young artist, filmmaker, and actor Lilliya Scarlett Reid embraces the eerie, the obscure, and the fantastical. She brings to life macabre, erotic scenes of violence, with ghosts, landscapes, car crashes, girls, and animals. In this issue, she models for the Alessandra Rich F/W 2024-25 Collection.   OLIVIER ZAHM — Where are you from, Lilliya? LILLIYA SCARLETT REID — I’m from Montana. I grew up in the town I am in right now, Livingston. It’s a Western ranching and railway town. It’s gorgeous and idyllic, surrounded by mountains and rivers. OLIVIER ZAHM — Has this landscape influenced your psyche? LILLIYA SCARLETT REID — Definitely. This is the place I know the best. It influences much of my writing and my artwork and filmmaking. It’s kind of at the core of my work and my inspiration. OLIVIER…

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