In March 1995, artist Bryan Lewis Saunders made a promise to himself: to take his self-portrait every day. He currently has 11,200. From 2000, however, he decided to spice up his challenge. In a project called “Under the Influence” he undertakes the creation of his self-portrait under the influence of psychotropic substances every day.
Drugs as a source of inspiration
A project that causes some brain injuries and many hospital stays, not without risk. As a result, the artist was looking for experiences that could influence his perception of himself. A result that is more than convincing after the various designs on offer. Today we invite you to discover 66 of his self-portraits taken under the influence of drugs. To learn more about the artist, visit his website.
# 1 absinthe
# 2 ATIVAN / haloperidol
# 3 Abilify
# 4 alcohol
# 5 zolpidem
# 6 Morphine IV
Bath salt No. 7
# 8 cocaine
# 9 Dilaudid
# 10 carbon monoxide
# 11 DMT
# 12 hallucinogenic mushrooms
# 13 LSD
# 14 opium
# 15 abilify / XANAX / ATIVAN
# 16 CELEXA
# 17 unknown
# 18 two bottles of cough syrup
# 19 Dilodid / morphine
Heroin # 20
# 21 inhale
# 22 marijuana
# 23 marijuana
# 24 PCP
# 25 buspirone
# 26 methamphetamine
# 27 lithium
# 28 nitrous oxide
# 29 inhale
# 30 hydrocodone / OXYCODON / XANAX
# 31 CLONAZÉpam
# 32 Lortab
# 33 marijuana
# 34 TRAMADOL
# 35 NBOME
# 36 ADDERALL
# 37 butalbital
# 38 cannabis oil
# 39 Cefalexin
# 40 hydrocodone / oxycodone
# 41 khat
Nicotine Pastille No. 42 (after 2 months of smoking cessation)
# 43 Novocaine
# 44 oxycodone
# 45 oxycodone
# 46 1 glass of “Pruno”
# 47 Soma
# 48 trazodone
# 49 Valium
# 50 Valium IV
# 51 xanax
# 52 break up
# 53 amphetamine
# 54 ziprasidone
# 55 hashish
# 56 Skuff
# 57 Risperidone
# 58 methylphenidate
# 59 Salvia divinorum
# 60 Thiopental
# 61 Valium iv
# 62 sertraline
# 63 Zyprexa
# 64 Cyclobenzaprine
# 65 nitrous oxide / VALIUM IV
# 66 quetiapine
