Artists Combine Theatricality And Organic Food To Compose The Photographs

Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

Photographer Emily Dryden and sculptor/actor Zahydé Pietri combine theatricality and organic produce to compose the photographs for their series Fresh Faces. The portraits are made from a wide range of fruit and vegetables and aim to highlight humanity’s diversity – Pietri is from Puerto Rico and Dryden is from New York.

Each face has its own name and identity: “We have stories for them, which you can see in the expressions”, says Dryden, “but we decided to keep them to ourselves. We didn’t want to spoil that”.

“Gilbert”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

Emily Dryden: “We captured the vibrancy of the food through natural light and the black velvet background”.

“Eva”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

Zahydé Pietri: “I really fell in love with the project when Eva happened. She’s just so alive”.

“Sylvia”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

Dryden: “When we finished, Sylvia was my favourite. I imagined her as a creative business lady”.

“Stephen”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

Dryden: “Getting the shot done in time before the food wilted was really hard”.

“Zelda”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

“Phil”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

“Monroe”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

“Albert”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

“Horace”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian

“Lola”. Photo by Emily Dryden and Zahydé Pietri/The Guardian