Nine International Artists Interpret The Valentino Garavani DeVain Bag Through An Experimental Visual Narrative
Milan, December 1st, 2025 — Maison Valentino continues its exploration of contemporary creativity through the digital lens, presenting the second chapter of the digital creative project dedicated to the Valentino Garavani DeVain bag.
Following the November 18th release of the first five artists — Thomas Albdorf, Enter The Void, Paul Octavious, Albert Planella, and Tina Tona — this new chapter unveils the works of four additional international talents: Animus Pax, Annie Collinge, Total Emotional Awareness, and Z_Captures, each offering a personal interpretation of the DeVain bag.
Once again, the DeVain becomes the protagonist of four new visual narratives, as each artist brings their own language and sensibility to the project:
Animus Pax creates a series of stop-motion films in which the bag comes to life frame by frame, revealing its texture and personality through a poetic, tactile approach.
Annie Collinge constructs a dreamlike tableau, blending real objects and cut-out silhouettes to blur the boundaries between reality and play. Her immersive, ironic world invites viewers to explore the space where imagination and humor meet.
Total Emotional Awareness leads viewers into a surreal realm where pop imagery merges with the DeVain. Expanding and multiplying forms accompany a visionary journey through boundless geometries and pure imagination.
Z_Captures sets the universe of the DeVain in bold contrast with everyday pop objects, creating striking visual collisions. His work fuses fantasy and pop culture, shaping a language built on strong dualities and unexpected juxtapositions.
Through this second release, Maison Valentino continues its pursuit of human creativity and digital experimentation, reaffirming the value of artistic collaboration as an authentic expression of the present.
The video and images by artists Animus Pax and Total Emotional Awareness were generated using AI.
THE VALENTINO GARAVANI DEVAIN BAG
Signed by Valentino’s Creative Director Alessandro Michele and first introduced in the Pre -Fall 2025 collection, the Valentino Garavani DeVain embodies a new vision of contemporary femininity. A soft, versatile clutch, the DeVain reinterprets the sophisticated Vain family in a deconstructed version that retains its grace and elegance while revealing a more fluid character. Its name evokes a sense of freedom and plays on the idea of feeling “divine” in a unique and self-aware way: a tension between refinement and ease that defines its spirit.
Available from mid-November, the DeVain comes in twenty-seven variations: from monochrome versions in nappa or metallic nappa to denim, crochet raffia and shearling embellished with multicolored crystals. Precious skins, thread and bead embroideries, and romantic combinations of floral garlands and velvet further expand the expressive universe of the bag.
Each clutch also features a leather tag that can be personalized with the client’s initials, embossed in an exquisite antique-brass hue. This personalization service, transforming the bag into a true expression of individual style, is available in a selection of Valentino boutiques worldwide and on Valentino.com.
ABOUT THE DIGITAL CREATIVES
Animus Pax
Animus Pax is an anonymous artist working under a self-chosen pseudonym. For over a decade, they have explored photography, video, and mixed media, crafting emotionally resonant and philosophically rich experiences. Their short videos are designed to evoke feeling and provoke thought – often blurring the line between introspection and visual storytelling.
Annie Collinge
Annie Collinge is a London-based photographer and artist whose work blends colour with an unsettling sense of darkness, creating images that feel both playful and disquieting. Her work spans editorial, commercial, and artistic projects, and includes music videos and fashion campaigns. In 2024, she won a Grammy Award alongside artists Rottingdean Bazaar for Best Recording Package for the album artwork they co-designed for the British band Dry Cleaning.
Total Emotional Awareness (Christopher Royal King)
Christopher Royal King is a Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary artist and founding member of the cinematic rock ensemble This Will Destroy You. With an academic background in philosophy and design, his practice spans music, visual art, and technology – scoring Oscar-winning films and Michelin-awarded restaurant Vespertine, while creating visuals for Deftones, Sega Bodega, and Marie Davidson. Over the past two decades, he has exhibited internationally while working as an art director, visual designer, and editor.
Z_Captures (Zeren Badar)
Zeren Badar is a self-taught conceptual artist who lives currently in New Orleans and New York City. He is originally from Turkey. He is hugely influenced by neo-dada and dada. He explores a peculiar combination of photography, painting, and collage. In many ways, he examines a new type of still life. His works have been exhibited internationally, including in the Aperture Foundation, New York; The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Aljira Center of Contemporary Art, NJ; Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans.
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