Don’t view this as endorsement of kids smoking, tobacco or any of that shiznit. But these photos will make you look twice, guarenteed. Regardless of if it’s social, political or commercial, or otherwise, it’s very effective art. This is smart, powerful, horrible.
This photo series “The Beauty of an Ugly Addiction” is Photographer Frieke Janssens’ response to nicotine addiction and new smoking laws. She asks, “does this ban treat adults like children who can’t willfully decide whether or not to partake in this horribly harmful habit? What is it about smoking, aside from the obvious addictive content, that draws people in? Is it its image from film noir? Is it the appeal of its performative consumption, that mannerism or pose that seems to imbue a smoker with a particular sort of character?”
Can’t argue that you’ll stop and look. Tell me what you think in the comments. Then check out this sort of surreal behind the scenes video is here:
[via flavorpill, neatorama]
Very powerful images. What a great series. Should be turned into an anti-smoking advertising campaign.
There was a documentary on Current TV not long ago about smoking, (“Sex, Lies & Cigarettes”) and they met the young boy from Indonesia; he has stopped smoking, and went through some pretty traumatic withdrawal, but the interesting part was that nearly 40% of the kids there smoke, and many buy cigarettes right outside of their school walls… While its crazy to think, the whole worlds doesnt view this as a bad thing…
I wish I thought of this
I totally get it…thought provoking imagery. To me the message is ~ kids good n pure, smoking bad and unpure, coupled with the youths in the picture it’s just the right amount of wrong! Most importantly the photos have people talking and thinking and that’s a good thing!!
I totally get it…thought provoking imagery. To me the message is ~ kids good n pure, smoking bad and unpure, coupled with the youths in the picture it’s just the right amount of wrong! Most importantly the photos have people talking and thinking and that’s a good thing!