Urs Fischer is known for his odd and contemporary photography, in which he usually covers his subjects’ faces with halved food. In this series, he once again participates in obstructing the face, but this time with hard boiled eggs.
The faces are all of what look like to be women due to their styled, long hair and femininely shaped shirts. Some of the women’s faces are covered up with a fully shelled egg and others have the inside half of the egg displayed over top of them.
Fischer even mashed the yolk of some of the eggs to make for a messier display. The most bizarre of them all is the photo of a rotten egg covering a red-headed women; the yolk is swirled with a rotten-colored green and the whites have turned into an orangey tinge with black speckles.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Food-based Art
- Exploring new, creative ways to use food as an artistic medium.
- Unconventional Portraiture
- Pushing boundaries in portrait photography by obstructing the subject's face in unique ways.
- Humorous Photography
- Incorporating humor and satire into contemporary photography practices.
Where This Applies
- Art
- Creating unconventional art pieces using food and humor to appeal to new clientele and markets.
- Photography
- Incorporating unconventional techniques and subject matter to attract a wider audience and elevate the field of portrait photography.
- Food and Beverage
- Partnering with artists and photographers to create unique, food-centric marketing campaigns and visual displays.
