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  • Bewildering Inconveniences Trap Subjects in Uncomfortable Scenarios in Ben Zank's Surreal Photography

    7 days ago - By Colossal

    “Some people live on the block, I just live under it.” All images © Ben Zank, shared with permission
    The ordinary collides with the bizarre in Ben Zank 's photography. Set on the street, on construction sites, or in grassy fields, his surreal images capture subjects in unequivocally inconvenient positions: A businessman finds himself trapped under a concrete block, a wood pile stacks atop one figure, and another precariously grasps the edge of a sinkhole. Often hiding their faces behind barriers or through a distinctly avoidant turn of the head, Zank anonymizes his subjects, making their...
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