A Chinese photographer’s photo series has recently been re-discovered and shared on the internet, and fans are praising the pictures for their affecting imagery and unusual models.
The models, in this case, are safety pins.
They can start families too. Photo: Jun.C
Some Sina Weibo users interpreted this photo as a representation of loneliness. Photo: Jun.C
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Hangzhou-based photographer Chen Jun, who goes by the internet nickname Jun.C, is the creator of the pictures, which can be viewed in full on his website. The series shows subtly bent safety pins perched on trees, ledges and benches in a manner that makes them appear strikingly human. Every image represents human emotions such as loneliness, and the entire “Safety Pin Series”, as Chen calls it, has been interpreted by some netizens as a story, where a single safety pin meets another and starts a “family”.
And those families can also break apart. Photo: Jun.C
The photos quietly began to appear online in 2011, but were re-discovered in early August by international fans who have been praising them for their creativity.
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“Never thought that a safety pin could leave such an impression,” one internet commentator wrote after the images were shared on eMorfes, an art design photo blog.
