Potato Portraits by Ginou Choueiri

Potato Portraits

Las Papas art installation by Ginou Choueiri consists of hundreds of potato portraits that grow, live, and then eventually decay and die.

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“I chose the potato to portray human faces because of the many striking parallels. Not only is their skin porous like ours, but their skin texture and color is very similar, and like us, they come in different sizes, shapes and forms.” – Ginou Choueiri

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  1. K

    WOah awesome.. seems hard to draw on a potato..

  2. Tukang Nggame

    its mean, potato is like face, human face, haha
    really amazing portraits

  3. Callum Chapman

    that’s crazy..! great art though!

  4. Oana

    that is art that won’t last very long :)

  5. p

    freaky haha but funny!

  6. rico

    it’s a bit freaky! hahaha :) freaky potato heads. :)

  7. Duncan

    Yummy Art.

  8. Mandy

    anyone else thinking Mr Potato Head?

  9. faris!

    amazing!
    yeadhi

  10. juliette

    It looks like photographs on potatoes.
    French fries anyone?

  11. happyseaurchin

    definitely doable for an event :) imagine if people got given their potato head on friday and by the end of the weekend, it had aged…? could be a killer at the right conference :)

  12. Bobby

    WOWWWWW really cool, yet creepy art. Great stuff! ;)

  13. kreebilicus

    weird as, but very appealing. chips made out of your own head, anybody? no?

  14. mniya

    hahahahah
    i think one potato hs bush on it :D

  15. dieting tips

    Hasbro has nothing on these potato heads.

  16. Mackenzie

    Ummm, kind of creepy. At the bottom of this page is an add for a potato slicer…

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