sheep nation by davide luciano

‘sheep nation’ by davide luciano ‘flying yoga’, 48’x72′, limited edition of 5

‘sheep nation’ is a series of photographic works by montreal-based contemporary artist davide luciano who explores this narrative through a characteristically satirical yet compassionate lens. the large-scale cinematic images include twenty-three intimate and introspective portraits of sheeple and six scenes of them performing everyday activities. the features were created using prosthetic masks moulded using luciano’s face by a special effects make-up artist which there then added to the actors. the entire series took eight months to produce, and consisted of a three day shoot with a crew of 15 people. on set, it took the models three hours to transform into their sheeple characters, which they kept active all day to throughout the various locations. the continuous lighting for the portraits was staged meticulously, adding to the narrative and scene of satire that surrounds the photographs. the surrealist qualities are accomplished through the editing and printing process, without the aid of photoshop. the old and new traits are contrasted by printing on high gloss face-mount acrylic to capture the vintage film feel.

‘david fagan beauty and spa’, 48’x72′, limited edition of 5

‘sheeponista’, 48’x72′, limited edition of 5

‘dolly’s book club-clover juice detox diet’, 48’x72′, limited edition of 5

‘sheepville’, 48’x72′, limited edition of 5

‘christina’, 48’x48′, limited edition of 5  

‘paolo’, 48’x48′, limited edition of 5

‘audrey’, 48’x48′, limited edition of 5

‘davide’, 48’x48′, limited edition of 5

‘gallina’, 48’x48′, limited edition of 5

‘claudia’, 48’x48′,  limited edition of 5

‘patrick’, 48’x48′, limited edition of 5

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