I stumbled across Mark Hemmings website the other day and was really impressed by how diverse his work is. He does both fine art and commercial, and ranges in everything from high fashion mannequins to snow monkeys.
I spent a lot of time looking at his mannequin photos. Hemmings says that he had nightmares about mannequins as a child, and those memories prompted him to start this series. The one above is my favorite because of her posture. The way she holds her hands makes her look like a criminal mastermind, planning some sort of evil deed.
This was one of the few faceless mannequins that he photographed, but I think it is better because it is faceless. It makes it a little more ominous.
The lighting helps too. The background is so dark that you can't even tell if the mannequin has legs or not. She appears to be floating in space, like a ghost.
You can see more of his work at his website.
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