riot wear 

Riotwear was a direct response to a viral email Egyptian Riotgear that circulated in 2011 making mock of the makeshift head protection used during demonstrations by protestors in Cairo. The images reference these reportage photographs, replacing the protagonists with portrait sittings of nude women adorned with the exact same regalia as the originals. The absurdity of the original images triggered a catharsis, as I first hand experienced the distortion of social structure in Egypt while producing a TVC for Egypt Ministry of Tourism for The Sweet Shop in 2010.

2011, ultrachrome K3 print on archival matte paper, 31 x 42cm, limited edition 1/10.