Tuesday, November 27, 2012

'Box' diorama photos depict life's darker moments framed in cardboard set pieces

Box

The series of dioramas from 354 Photographers aren't for everyone. But Maxime Delvaux and Kevin Laloux, responsible for creating the Box sequence of images, likely knew that would be the case going in. Based within dollhouse-sized cardboard set pieces, the stills portray a wide variety of dark, often disturbing scenes. One example puts the viewer in the home of a child who's just murdered Santa Claus — or perhaps a parent dressed as the holiday icon. Another depicts a housewife indulging in a cigarette after a car has crashed through her kitchen. Others are less morbid, like the image that finds us looking upon a child wandering the city streets.


Regardless of how you feel about the subject matter, the meticulous work that went into...


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