Models Painted As Flags Eating Stereotypical Food From That Country

In his series “Fat Flag“, French photographer Jonathan Icher, with the help of makeup artist Anastasia Parquet, had each model decorated as their country’s flag while eating food stereotyped to their nation, possibly as a comment on global obesity or how food is used to pigeonhole cultures. Either way, the images are both disquieting and beautiful.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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A post shared by Jonathan Icher (@jonathanicher)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

A post shared by Jonathan Icher (@jonathanicher)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

A post shared by Jonathan Icher (@jonathanicher)

photos by Jonathan Icher

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.