When words can’t quite sum up a feeling, Ben Zank (previously) leans into a bizarre visual language. The New York-based photographer creates strange situations in which subjects find themselves subsumed by topiaries and shrubs or buttoned up with structural supports.
Captured in non-discernable locations, Zank’s images turn the banal into the surreal, while his witty titles—”Failed Columnist” and “Cloudy with a Chance of Despair”—amplify his penchant for humor.
Earlier this year, Zank published a monograph titled Nothing to See Here, which is available from Aliens in Residence. You can find more of his work on Instagram.
