Thom van Rijckevorsel

Public Faces

Amsterdam, 2009 No.14

Public Faces is a collection of 're-portraits' of weather-beaten advertising posters in European cities. These 'public portraits' of politicians, pop stars, actors and models entice the public to vote or to buy something, or to convince people of a point of view. Entire teams of photographers, stylists, make-up artists, art directors and designers are behind all these images, working together to create the desired result: a strong, convincing image that works in an urban setting. That is, until the weathering and deterioration begin: the images are subject to the elements that eat away at the paper, ink and glue, distorting the image into a new portrait that triumphantly re-emerges or quickly turns into a mere shadow of its former self.

Faces at Foam
Three images from Public Faces have been printed in an edition of ten, and are exclusively available at Foam Editions for € 480 per image.

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