The photo comes from sarcoptiform’s photostream on Flickr. Because the way those photos were taken and assemble (frontal shot, neutral gray shade) it’s reminiscent (in a way) of Bernd and Hilla Becher typology of water towers (Amazon, Wikipedia).

The two authors behind the blog Mrs. Dean, Norman Beierle and Hester Keijser, did a much more elaborated (and explicit) hommage to Bernd and Hilla Becher’s water towers series : Joghurtbecher. It’s a study ― Becher style ― of… yogurt cups. See example here. More about Joghurtbecher.

The man on the photo is Popcorn Sutton. He was the object of the documentary The Last One (2008). Find out more about the film over at the Sucker Punch Pictures official website. If you don’t know what’s a moonshiner, try wikipedia.

I found about Popcorn Sutton over at the American Dream Tumblr blog. I recommend it. Cheers.

From The New York Times:

““Exit” is billed as “a Banksy film,” but Banksy, the notoriously reclusive British street artist, appears only rarely, face hooded and voice distorted. Even so, it is Banksy whom audiences will come hoping to see, stimulated by the canopy of hype that this artist has carefully erected, in interviews and on the festival circuit. What they will find is, like Banksy’s best work, a trompe l’oeil: a film that looks like a documentary but feels like a monumental con.” (more)

Visit the film’s official website.

About:

”ABEL RAISES CAIN is an unprecedented glimpse into the life and bizarre career of infamous underground media prankster, Alan Abel. Over the past half-century, Abel has made a name for himself several times over with stunts that are just ridiculous enough to be believable, especially to a media that feeds on salacious, far-fetched stories. Alan’s daughter, Jenny, tells her firsthand account of what it was like growing up with this lovable but slightly demented prankster for a father.”

Watch the trailer. Learn more on Wikipedia.

“Limited-edition letterpress print for the film by Boston-based designer and musician, Nick Sherman.”

The poster was produce to promote Justine Nagan’s documentary Typeface: “Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique”.

About Kartemquin Films: “For over 40 years, Kartemquin Films has been making documentaries that examine and critique society through the stories of real people. Kartemquin’s first film in 1966, Home For Life – a powerful chronicle of two elderly people entering a home for the aged, established the direction the organization would take over the next four decades. With a record number of films currently in development and production, Kartemquin is poised to continue this legacy for years to come. Additionally, Kartemquin was recently honored to receive one of eight international 2007 MacArthur Awards for Creative and Effective Institutions.” (Read more).