10/10/2011

Sweet death... By Alice, Bénédicte & Lucile



This is a photo of a jolly human skull made of drugs or sweets. It is very colourful, just like a Mexican Day of the Dead sugar skull, not morbid at all. The background, in contrast, is abysmally dark...

Is Death laughing at us because we naïvely think medicine is going to protect us from the inevitable? Or is this image saying that death is "sweet"?

3 comments:

Mégane C. said...

I find this article very interesting. This picture has a double sense. I agree with you to think medecine can be dangerous if somebody takes too much of it. But, maybe death is sweet.. But, no one can tell that!

darew said...

we can think that this picture is more for the Mexican's day of the skull of candy for celebrate their death... At the controversy of the european for them the skull is just for this big party and this is a symbol of happyness.

PN said...

We immediately see what this image wants to denounce. It shows how dangerous drugs are, which can lead to death. The image shows a skull made with drugs. First,we see a colourful picture, and enjoy it, but when we understand the message shown by this photo,we stop to think about the real meaning of this image. There is a hidden message that I think everybody can understand. Drugs cause the death of many people and we must resist the temptation to use them. I don't take drugs and I feel very well so... do like me! :D
Fanny.T