Prosthetic Party
I don’t really work in an office anymore, a situation to which there are pros and cons. Pro – I get to wear my pajamas to work and play with my cats while watching true crime shows and getting things done, cons – company Christmas parties are kind of small and not very exciting. Luckily this year I had the good fortune to be invited to another person’s party – at a prosthetic limb studio. What a fantastic experience, the walls and tables are all lined with custom made silicon molds and limbs and they even have their own full time tattoo artist to add personal touches at the patients request. I was permitted to photograph as I pleased while enjoying the catered nibbles and open bar.
January 6, 2010 at 10:08 am
Wow. And full-time tattoo artist? Wow.
I like the lighting on these.
January 6, 2010 at 10:17 am
thanks terry.
i had to use a flash because of the low light party atmosphere and when i uploaded them i didn’t care for the results in color so i decided to desaturate and degrade them a bit. i was happy with the floating limb effect.
p.s. they feel really cool too. warm rubbery silicone that *almost* feels like flesh.
January 6, 2010 at 10:26 am
Those photos are awesome, really nice. lighting, composition. Joel Peter Whitkin would be proud…
January 6, 2010 at 10:45 am
thank you bodacious mister b!
January 6, 2010 at 11:33 am
I like too, mouldmaking and all. I just hope someday robots aren’t made too human this way. Robots should always have claws, or “grippers”.
January 6, 2010 at 1:26 pm
High fives.
January 6, 2010 at 4:55 pm
these are great–fun and creepy!
January 6, 2010 at 5:09 pm
thanks steph!
you know i was in heaven the whole time, poking my nose into everything. it was like an amusement park for bunnies.
January 7, 2010 at 12:42 am
Really wonderful shots, Toni!! And congrats on the show in Cali!