Photography
Catch and Release
Image of a fish taped to an ATM, with the display on the ATM showing a serene lake. A few years ago, I stumbled across this Instagram profile of a teenager in Utah (I found this information afterwards) who gained some level of fame by posting... More
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Clear History
Image of all of the necessary components for a computer being soaked in a kitchen sink. I recreated this image from one I had found years ago, I think it was from a post on how to effectively wash a motherboard while having it remain functional.... More
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Frank Ocean
Image of a bath tub filled with hot dogs and hot dog water. I was drawing inspiration from a collection of images I found of strange objects in bathtubs (cracked eggs, bread, various river fish, etc.). The title is a double entendre, referencing... More
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I want to see God
Image of a homemade device designed to get the user as high as possible with one inhale, featuring a whipped cream dispenser, often used for inhaling nitrous, a marijuana cigarette, vape, dab pen, and meth pipe with accompanying lighter. I... More
Photography
Male Living Space
Image of a man at a computer playing "Counter Strike 2", room lit with RGB light bulbs, the desk littered with beer cans. I wanted to play off the trope of the "male living space", and the notion that men cannot maintain their own space without a... More
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These Brits might be onto something
Image of a dinner table, fish and chips on a plate, accompanied by a coupe glass of milk, and dead flowers. I found the reference for this image on Instagram, and was immediately intrigued by the idea of someone who made fish and chips without ever... More
Photography
They're safe for kids now
Image of a young woman licking a popsicle filled with cigarette butts and cigarette ash. While this isn't a complete recreation of an image, the inspiration came from a photo I saw of someone who inserted a fried egg into a popsicle mold, making an... More
Photography
User Error
Image of a public restroom with a pair of legs protruding from the top of the toilet stall. While I have lost the image that inspired this photo, I loved the idea of a person who messes up such a simple task as using a toilet that he ends up... More
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Fionn McDonnell
Photography
“My BFA thesis project "Jester's Privilege" examines the shifting boundaries between internet content and contemporary art. Drawing from imagery found on message boards and social media, the project...” [More]