There’s nothing cool about lung cancer, but just try telling that to the lizard brains of those of us who grew up worshiping the chimney-like rock icons of the ’60s through the ’90s — and leave it to a Parisian to remind us of smoking’s illicit appeal. In a series called Smoke Signals, French artist Léo Dorfner takes a novel approach to juxtaposing music and cigarettes, painting iconic album covers — Daft Punk, David Bowie, Sex Pistols — on the insides of empty Gitanes packs. Click through to view some highlights from the series, which we spotted via Junkculture… and if you’re feeling tempted to light up, just throw the two words emblazoned on the front of each pack into Google Translate.
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner
Image credit: Léo Dorfner