Martin Klimas has a series beautifully arranged flowers in vases, with a dramatic twist.
The vases are seen exploding, as bullets demolish them at high speed. There’s a fascinating contrast between the calm of the arranged flowers up top, and utter destruction below. The juxtaposition of calm and chaos is wild.
Using high-speed photography and perfectly timed shots (literally), these explosive moments are frozen in time. Below are just a few from this expansive series.
See more of Klimas’ dynamic and impressive work on his website.
Images © Copyright Martin Klimas. Used with permission.
“Flawlessly arranged flower vases are shot by steel bullets and captured at the moment of their destruction.
When hit by the projectiles, glass vases shatter, and ceramic and stoneware vases burst into large fragments.
What interests Klimas is not so much the moment of impact, but the transformation taking place in one seven-thousandth of a second. While the top half of the photograph remains poised in an absolutely harmonious still life, utter chaos has erupted below.
The contrast of motionlessness and top speed explodes the triteness of the subject. The simultaneous presence of two distinct states and the improbable serenity of the pictures are positively spellbinding.“
-Martin Klimas
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