In 2018, LaChapelle constructed “neo-collages” from snapshots taken during family gatherings in America during the 1970-1980s. He introduced objects and people, which otherwise have nothing to do with the original images. A gallery calls them “dystopian retrogrades”.
Celebrate Christmas through these fascinating old snapshots of an American family party:
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(via Flashbak)