Description

This is the original ‘Tornado Selfie’ image that became the ‘Here It Comes’ meme. A work of art and an everlasting piece of internet history. In August 2014, a video surfaced of a guy running into an oncoming tornado to capture a selfie. MTV dubbed it ‘the most dangerous selfie of all time’. The video instantly went viral, but that was just the beginning. Not long after, a frame of the video took on a life of its own, becoming the everlasting meme that is the ‘here it comes’ guy. Inspiring countless reimaginings of the selfie with words attached to the oncoming tornado and that beautiful face standing in its path, each finding their own little spot in the memelord hall of fame. In 2017 the ‘Tornado Selfie’ was showcased in The Saatchi Gallery of contemporary art in the exhibition; Selfie to Self-Expressionism. The item is a 1920x1080 resolution image, taken from the original video. Sold by the creators, including the ‘here it comes’ guy himself.