Sunday, February 17, 2013

Become A Real Zombie, Learn From Rick Genest

Rico The Zombie aka Rick Genest
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. How many times have you heard that generalized statement? Way too many to count most likely and what it boils down to is personal taste. Quite a few times we have seen photos about Rico The Zombie and this video puts it all together. 

Maybe it is not how most folks would go about representing themselves, but damn we find it interesting from a lot of different angles. The commitment to the ink and pain, the realization that there is no going back to a normal life and to be constantly stared at, could you go all in?

Learn more about Rico the Zombie

"We are in a huge fabric hall. An exposed and obviously uncommon character sits there on a couch. German photographer Nadine Elfenbein will soon continue taking pictures of him. He smokes his cigarette while making little tricks with it. Short inflammations illuminate his face releasing skull fragments. It’s a Day of the Dead scenery. We are here with Rick Genest aka Rico the Zombie."

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Production A&O, Artists and Organisation / Camera and Editing Jens Schwengel / Interview Jan Joswig / Special Effect Make-Up Twilight Creations / Tamar Aviv, Anke Schiffl / Styling Linda Ehrl / Photography Nadine Elfenbein / Assistent Photography Daniel Wilkniss / Rico Zombie Boy A.K.A. Rick Genest @ IZAIO models / Styling Linda Ehrl / Music Walera Goodman, Photography Nadine Elfenbein nadineelfenbein.com/



Rick Genest aka Rico the Zombie - Embrace Everything That Is Different from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.