Boyd 's interaction with the cross-section of regional icons inspired further conceptual collections : '' Zombie Katrina '' is the culmination of the Louisiana Polaroid Trilogy . It is the final project undertaken with Boyd ’s remaining stock of original Polaroid film . The concept originated while photographing Larry King for '' Louisiana Cereal '' as Boyd discussed the toxic legacy of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Boyd asked King if he would model for a portrait with special effects make-up to draw attention to the dangers of mankind ’s pollution of the planet . The theme of portraits celebrities and individuals made up to speak about this issue developed into a cross - country project . Boyd travelled across the United States with special effects make-up artists to document around 100 people as zombies weaving their fates together through a conceptual narrative referencing '' The Shining '' , '' Shaun of the Dead '' , the writings of Hunter S. Thompson and Jack Kerouac ’s '' On the Road '' . The storyline features several of the more well-known models tying their fates together through front page headlines , a water color illustrated journal and a series of oversize painted portraits . Featured Polaroid portraits include Bruce Campbell , Kevin Eastman , Michael Hitchcock , Al Jaffee , Christopher Makos , Taylor Mead , Richard Meier , Billy Name , John Stirrat , Sean Yseult and members of Robert Zemeckis ’ family
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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