Summoned from her Buenos Aires studio, these are realms where women discover ancient powers and everyday scenes shimmer with potential. For years, Jess ran a print shop, a period spent away from her art. Then, a workshop reignited her creative calling. It was there she discovered animation, falling in love with its potential as a portal to “create my own stories and worlds.” Bianchi weaves the storytelling of Shōjo manga with the 20th-century folklore of Ivan Bilibin.

These foundational influences are layered with the spirit of low-budget sci-fi, fairytales, and vintage photographs of Buenos Aires street life. The result? Meditative vignettes that teem with subtle dark edges. A demigod version of Nike’s Naomi Osaka, a figure for Dior captured mid-plummet – heroines are enshrined in airy, otherworldly compositions. Jess Bianchi animates the spellbinding epic hiding just beneath the surface.