The Superheroes of Ouagadougou | VICE | United States

These photographs were shot in Burkina Faso and are a continuation of a project I began in Indonesia. There, the idea was to use local traditional crafts to reinterpret pop culture. In Bali and Java, I had a rather unique opportunity to work with some sculptors who could integrate graffiti into traditional houses, as well as a few hyperrealist painters whom I hired to re-imagine my photographs.