# DIY Dentistry Francesco Sambo 'Selfportrait' Project is Mechanized Mania By Ryan Hinkson | Published 2010-04-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/francesco-sambo-selfportrait References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/Gallery/selfportraits/488962) & [myartspace](http://www.myartspace.com/viewer/picture/?pictureid=j607mlqleai2som4) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-powered-portrait-studio) are incredibly stylized, using digital retouching to create some seriously [eerie scenes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1). Despite the morbid examples of [DIY dentistry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolved-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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 91% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Surrealist Beauty Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toiletpaper-magazine.md) - [Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brokenaesthetic-sculpture-collection.md) - [AI-Powered Dental Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-dental-camera.md) - [Hyper-Realistic Flesh Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/junji-ito.md) - [Distorted Burger Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ailloween.md) - [Raunchy Anime-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuela-soto-sosa.md) - [Health Object Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice.md) - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md)