Artist Noah Scalin creates a series titled “Anatomy of War” where war weapons and bullet holes mix with human anatomy and portraits. “clinically dissected, revealing a remarkably human set of internal organs,” though “with a conspicuously absent brain.” With these alterations, Scalin says, “The objects become as fragile as the lives that they can potentially take.”
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Pink Series by photographer Prue Stent
Sexuality, magic and femininity is portrayed and tied in by the color pink. Photographed by Australian a based photographer Prue Stent. See her conceptual photograph series below. source:
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The Ghillies by artist Polixeni Papapetrou
A sense of mystery and anonymity surrounds artist Polixeni Papapetrou photography series. Each photograph contains a camouflaged figure that is human like but blends in to their surroundings. Borderline chic, these figures also remind us of childhood spies or the lightheartedness of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy investigating something. Check out the whimsical series below: source:
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Mixed Media Portraits by Bernhard Handick
A perfect mixture of pop culture, fashion photography, and mixed media. The pieces are manipulated by combining other photographs and painting over them to create and illusive sometimes surreal feeling. The use of familiar faces we know from media are seen differently when taken this creative approach. source:
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Paradise Lost, photographed by Nick Knight
Roses being shot in the head. Striking and oddly wrong feeling. Even though we always pick roses, make retarded little crowns and smash them into books. Something about shooting them with a gun gives them little souls. I guess we are only use to humans and animals with this outcome. Paradise Lost for i-D #259 October 2005, photographed by Nick Knight source:
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Jeff Hong – “Unhappily ever after”
Not all stories end happily, artist Jeff Hong created a series where popular Disney characters end up with realistic damaging outcomes. Check it out.
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David Szauder’s Glitches in Memory
German artist David Szauder’s glitching portrait series shows an example of distorted memories, moments and acquaintances we have come across. Combining very human vintage photography with the modern choppy glitches we encounter with current day ruined media. source:
