Kim Keever’s large-scale photographs are created by meticulously constructing miniature topographies in a 200-gallon tank, which is then filled with water. These dioramas of fictitious environments are brought to life with colored lights and the dispersal of pigment, producing ephemeral atmospheres that he must quickly capture with his large-format camera.
Diminutive Horrors by Adam Makarenko
We’re most afraid of things we cannot see, but what about the things that are just really tiny? Adam hand-crafts each piece down to the most intricate detail, before arranging them for their extreme close-ups. The result are fascinating glimpses into horrific scenes with no context but left to the machinations of your own mind to explain.
Step one: Blow up a balloon.
Step two: Soak any piece of cute cloth or lace in wallpaper glue.
Step three: When putting the cloth on the balloon, make sure the sides overlap each other so it stays formed once balloon is gone. Let dry overnight.
Step four: Pop the balloon, attach string, hang!
Yesterday I carried on with my experimentation of removing parts of the shirts and replacing them with different fabrics. This time I used Clear PVC fabric from John Lewis, i think this is normally used for table cloths but i found it was easy to work with as it is quite thin. I replaced a panel at the front of the shirt, and again pinned it together using black and silver pins. I really like the contrast of the white fabric and clear pvc with the small black pins. This is one of my favorite outcomes so far, I like the fact that when its modeled on a person it reveals a bit of their breast/chest
Life drawing on acetate. One of the projects I am currently working on is a graphic novel, in it’s loosest sense, about mirrors and reflections. Some of these images may make their way into the final work.
