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July 21, 2016 01:57 am GMT

'Graham' is the interactive face of road trauma - and it's not pretty

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Though staying safe on the road is a universal concern, it took a distinct contemporary artist from Australia to bring the issue to life so literally.

Meet Graham. He's a little different. With a bulbous head, gnarly feet and many 'a nipple, he's a visual representation of what humans would look like if they had evolved to withstand car crashes. 

Patricia Piccinini Graham

Image: transport accident commission

So who's to blame for the aberration that is Graham? Along with acclaimed artist Patricia Piccinini (the inventor of the infamous Sky Whale), a leading trauma surgeon and a car crash investigator worked on the project, commissioned by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) as part of their Toward Zero road safety campaign.  Read more...

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