PHOTOGRAPHY & FASHION David K Shields
MAKEUP Tallulah McLean
HAIR Joshua Scott
PHOTO ASST. Natalie Koren
Ana Chaya Scotney is one of those rare figures whose very presence signals a shift. As an actress, writer, director, and musician, she moves between disciplines with an intensity that feels both fearless and inevitable.
Of Māori, Pākehā, and Jewish heritage, she draws on a rich cultural lineage while carving her own distinct path – one that’s powered by a personal drive that infuses every decision she makes.
ZAMBESI shirt and overcoat.
RORY WILLIAM DOCHERTY shirt and dress.
For Ana Chaya Scotney, creativity is not a choice of medium, but a way of being!
KIRI NATHAN total look.
TAYLOR BOUTIQUE shirt and vest.
Impossible to pin down, and that’s exactly her power – Ana has just come off a breakout year, commanding attention as Kōtiro in the field of alternative music, while simultaneously shaping stories across stage and screen. But it’s the multiplicity of her journey, moving boldly between film, music, and storytelling, that has brought her to this moment of undeniable success, and we feel she’s just getting started.
RORY WILLIAM DOCHERTY jacket. KIRI NATHAN pants.
KIRI NATHAN total look.
Powered by instinct and made for disruption, Ana’s rise – across the board – can only be described as “Art in motion, boundaries optional”
ZAMBESI total look.
KIRI NATHAN overcoat. RORY WILLIAM DOCHERTY shirt.
What makes Ana Chaya Scotney compelling, is not just her talent but her refusal to be defined by a single field. Her lateral approach to creativity, stretching across forms and perspectives, embodies what we at It’s Interval champion: the emergence of leaders in contemporary culture who define the moment by daring to expand its boundaries.
UMA WANG total look at The Shelter.
Follow the link to hear from Ana herself – in her own inimitable style – the intention and motivations that drive her, as she shapes contemporary culture on her own terms.
Featured in It’s Interval VANGUARD – view full story and more from this issue!