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A New Mexico-based photographer has uncovered the diverse nature of sticky situations using nothing but Scotch tape, his camera and a few beers.
In a collection of zany photos named simply, “The Scotch Tape Series,” Wes Naman, a 37-year-old photographer from Albuquerque, was able to capture a wide range of facial expression by snapping shots of people with Scotch tape affixed to their faces.
The series, which includes 33 photos of men and women with Scotch tape wrapped around different parts of their faces, offers expressions ranging from hilarious to horrified.
Some subjects are smoking cigarettes, while others are wielding axes or wearing wacky clothes and accessories. But the glue that holds it all together (other than the Scotch tape, of course)?
The intensely emotive facial expressions.
“We got a lot of great facial distortions. The best ones (I) got happened when I asked people to remove the tape,” Naman explained. “The grimaces they had when they were removing the tape — that brought forth the best expressions. A broad range of emotions.”
The idea started when, last Christmas, Naman and his assistant were wrapping presents with Scotch tape.
“And I was just thinking about a fun project I could do,” Naman said. “I just wanted to get back to work and do something for myself and get away from the commercial work I’d been doing. My assistant and I were playing with the tape and just got a kick out of it, and then I just decided to gather some friends, buy them all some booze and just take their pictures with some Scotch tape.”
“We had a good laugh that night,“ added Naman, who started taking pictures in 1998, shortly after he graduated from college.
Before long, a local writer working for Wired Magazine took note of the photos and word of their charm quickly spread.
During the initial shoot, Naman photographed about eight people, but he expanded the series after the photos went viral.
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