Zhai Honggang The collage full of creativity presents an aesthetic of contemporary art in the mix and match.
Louisa J. Curtis I loved how creative and original this series was - the attention to detail and thoughtful styling was really refreshing in its retro vibe - it's not easy to come up with something that really feels new or different, but this series accomplished that for me.
‘Formats’ are a series of 8 portraits using original recording formats. The headpieces took thousands of hours to make and the images were shot digitally over 2 years in London. The format used in each portrait is made from the period it was introduced. The punk with vinyl Mohican is made entirely out of punk vinyl from the 1970’s. The Afro is made from Donna Summer’s Bad Girls cassettes. The Niqab from 35mm print of the Social Network film. Many of these formats are no longer produced and I wanted to record strong, graphic, culturally diverse images that play with both form and expectation.
