In the forty degree heat of a Hanoi June, I drove like a deadman through the thick traffic with all of the dust and noise and honking. And it’s funny that later I came across The Dead Photos by Tom Phillips. The pictures are set with careful angle selection and clear intention. They would make you laugh at first, but think more later for the unique effects of these tragic deaths.
As mysterious as the photos, the statement of the series says it all:
“''(...)
To shake all cares and business from our age;
Conferring them on younger’s strengths, while we
Unburthen’d crawl toward death.''”
Dead in the Tunnel of Love 9:13am, February 14th, 2010
Dead at the End of a Straight Northward Walk Across Dartmoor (For Richard Long) 1:14pm, April 22nd, 2010
Dead in Japan 8:04am, March 2nd, 2010
Dead at the End of the Earth 9:01am, January 1st, 2010
Post by Nhung Walsh, Summer Intern