Ruggiero Colonna Romano, Isabella, Burned, 2017

A timely reminder for out-of-practice vacationers to keep up the sunscreen application, this singed sunbather is the work of Italian illustrator Ruggiero Colonna Romano. It forms part of his Instagram project Burrnd, featuring digital images of slow-roasting holidaymakers in a variety of poses and places. “The fantasy of ‘sea, sex and sun’, as immortalised by Serge Gainsbourg, is playfully pulled apart by Burrnd,” notes Louise Benson in her 2019 feature on the series, “the glamour and tans replaced instead with ill-fitting shorts and a deep, red burn.” Click here to read more.