The sky is light blue.

Your eyes dart around to check where you are and if you’re alone.
You need help. You’re lying there, not moving. 

Will anyone come to help you?

“We have to cut your clothes open now to free you.” “Okay.”




My beautiful new jacket. I’m wearing it for the first time today.
I can feel the scissors touching my skin.

Oh, he’s cutting up my long-sleeve shirt, too.
I hope there isn’t any blood on my beautiful light blue boots.

The physical therapist is proud of you and claps along with you.
Your first steps since the accident.





“Great job! “There’s just one thing I have to tell you:
You probably won’t be a leg model anymore.”

He laughs. He probably just wanted to make you laugh.



Fashion and costume designer Zoë Sebanyiga was involved in a serious car accident in 2025.
The photos were taken at her request in June 2026 in Hanover and mark a new phase in Zoë’s healing process.
Max Schlag
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