Creep – In short they exist…

Visual experiment using found print-out of old man's portrait and scanner.

Project concentrates on distortion of human face to almost unrecognisable level, while exploring our preconception and dislike of creepiness.

“Asked to modify an existing photograph in response to a word or phrase for a college project, Brighton graduate Edgars Zvirgzdins has created a disturbing body of imagery Zvirgzdins’ project was a feature of the Brighton illustration and graphic design show…

But, true to the aims of the project, Zvirgzdins has taken that original and created something altogether more disturbing. His images appear, by turns, as if created from gnarled wood or weathered stone.
It’s not the first time scanners have been used to distort imagery and, as Zvirgzdins is well aware, were it a commercial project there would be copyright implications, but he has certainly produced one of the more memorable series of images from
this year’s graduate shows.“

Patrick Burgoyne, Creative Review Blog, 14 July 2010

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