Before and after drugs consumption

Photographic project: Roman Sakovich

Article: Giancarlo

(www.culturacolectiva.com)

According to photographer Roman Sakovich, based in the UK, the interesting thing about drugs is not only what you experience inside when eating them, but the visible traces they left in the body. It was thus decided to create his Half photographic project, in which the effect of addiction are shown, in particular the effects of methamphetamine or meth.

In the photographic series, half of the body represents a healthy person, and half reveals the physical appearance acquired by individuals who abuse these substances. The effects achieved are not made by editing computer, but by careful and well-managed use of makeup and lighting.

Beyond the obvious deterioration of addicts, this series also creates a reflexion on the radically different way in which society tends to judge a person before and after an addiction. The subject continues to be a person with more aspects in his life that only the physical appearance and habits.

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