I spent the night with Midwife at Elsewhere, documenting their set as they opened for Blood Incantation. Midwife, the project of multi instrumentalist Madeline Johnston, is known for creating what she calls heaven metal, a blend of slow burning shoegaze, ambient drone, and intimate vocals that feel devotional.
For this post I’m showcasing a portrait of Midwife printed on found end sheets from a discarded book I picked up off the street, the texture and age of the paper matching the worn, cinematic world their music lives in. I’ve also included video footage from the performance, where Midwife played in front of a projection screen glowing with 16mm film textures that flickered across the room and wrapped their sound in moving light.
