‘Head Shots’ Photo Series Parodies Violent Posters by Making the Photog the Victim
Artist Jon Burgerman thinks there are too many violent film posters greeting us everywhere we go. These posters of movie and TV show characters holding weapons are all too common, and most of them show the protagonist brandishing their weapon right at the viewer.
And so, Burgerman decided to fight back using a little bit of fake blood, a sense of humor and photography.
That interesting combination yielded the photo series ‘Head Shots,’ a protest of sorts in which Burgerman inserts himself into these posters as the protagonists’ victim. Whether it’s an arrow courtesy of Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen or a bullet straight from 007′s gun, subway posters really seem to have it out for Burgerman:
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