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Terrorist Photo Ops
'Photo Tip' from Helmut Smits Lets You Safely Pose With Masked Madmen

By: Michael Hines (Superstar) Dec 7, 10

Dutch artist Helmut Smits’ work almost always dares to be dangerously controversial, but ‘Photo Tip’ definitely pushes the envelope. ‘Photo Tip’ is a new installation that lets people take a photo in front of a terrorist hostage-taker backdrop.

‘Photo Tip’ is both comical and frightening at the same time, though I can’t help but feel a sense of dread looking at these pictures. Regardless, art is meant to incite strong emotion, so check out ‘Photo Tip’ in the featured gallery for a fright.

Source: amusingplanet
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