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“V” HS Project by Philip Ob ReyCreepy and darkly beautiful giants have risen on <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/iceland" target="_blank">Iceland’s</a> frozen landscapes. These faceless figures seem like the stuff of nightmares, but take a closer look and you’ll see they’re actually made of a material we’re all once familiar with: VHS tapes. Artist <a href="http://www.humantropy.com" target="_blank">Philip Ob Rey</a> created the <a href="http://www.humantropy.com/v-hs-1/" target="_blank">“V” HS Project</a>, an installation/photography project made from discarded and tangled webs of VHS tapes. The haunting creatures were partly inspired as protest against plastic pollution and mass media.1
“V” HS Project by Philip Ob ReyPhilip Ob Rey’s V project was designed in collaboration with Louie Otesanek and photographer Mailie Viney.2
“V” HS Project by Philip Ob ReyThe black-and-white photographs show the mysterious Lovecraftian figures in a desolate post-apocalyptic terrain.3
“V” HS Project by Philip Ob ReyThe sculptures are crafted from VHS tapes and other locally sourced found objects like feathers, stones, shells, and dry seaweed.4
“V” HS Project by Philip Ob ReyThe film-wrapped figures are more than just an eerie silhouette; they also serve as stoic warnings against environmental destruction.5
“V” HS Project by Philip Ob ReyThe haunting creatures were partly inspired as protest against plastic pollution and mass media.6
“V” HS Project by Philip Ob ReySome of the god-like creatures appear to be in mid-motion in the wind, while others are crouched in place or hidden away in caves.7
“V” HS Project by Philip Ob Rey“They are covered with a black toxic skin, [a] chaotic flesh of magnetic encoded images,” Ob Rey said to Beautiful Decay.8
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