The Francesco Sambo 'Selfportrait' project is a collection of extremely dark images that look like a series of science experiments gone awry. These self-portraits are incredibly stylized, using digital retouching to create some seriously eerie scenes.
Despite the morbid examples of DIY dentistry and humanized reptilians in the Francesco Sambo 'Selfportrait' series above, I most certainly remain a steadfast fan of Sambo's work.
Implications - Morbid themes continue to dominate society, which is a surprising change. The entertainment industry has been pushing the boundaries of frightful elements for consumers who want to feel that spine-tingling adrenaline they get when fear is put into place. While the imagery is disturbing, morbidity is an effective concept for businesses looking to make their products memorable to consumers.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Dark DIY
- A trend of consumers creating dark and morbid DIY projects, leading to opportunities for businesses to capitalize on this trend by offering products catering to this market.
- Eerie Digital Retouching
- A trend of digital retouching to create eerie and unsettling scenes for artistic expression, leading to opportunities for businesses to provide specialized software or services that cater to this trend.
- Mechanized Self-portraits
- A trend of incorporating mechanical elements into self-portraits for artistic expression, leading to opportunities for businesses to offer new products or services catered to these mechanized portraits.
Where This Applies
- Entertainment
- The entertainment industry can incorporate more dark and morbid themes into their products and marketing to attract consumers who enjoy spine-tingling adrenaline from fear.
- Digital Art
- The digital art industry can cater to the trend of eerie digital retouching by offering specialized software or services for artists to achieve this effect in their work.
- Photography
- The photography industry can capitalize on the trend of mechanized self-portraits by offering new products or services that incorporate mechanical elements for artistic expression in pictures.
