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Fabian Oefner

Disintegrating 04

“Disintegrating II” is an exhibition of five large-format prints by renowned Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner.

The images of this series are exploded views of iconic cars that Oefner has painstakingly created by deconstructing scale-models, photographing each component, piece by piece in a very specific position, to create the illusion of an exploding automobile.

Audi Auto Union Type C (1936-1937).
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Disintegrating 04

This stunning photo series involves fooling the observer into seeing the images as computer-generated renderings rather than the real photographs that they are. Fabian Oefner explains that photography usually captures moments in time; but his “Disintegrating II” series is all about inventing a moment in time.

It took Oefner 2 months and over 2’000 photos for a single image to come to life. Fabian first sketched on paper where the individual pieces would go, before taking apart the model cars piece by piece, from the body shell right down to the minuscule screws. Each car contained over a thousand components. Then, according to his initial sketch, he placed each piece individually with the aid of fine needles and pieces of string. After meticulously working out the angle of each shot and establishing the right lighting, he photographed the component, and took thousands of photographs to create each image. All these individual photos were then blended together in post-production to create one single image. With the wheels acting as a reference point, each part was masked in Photoshop, cut and then pasted into the final image.

The Creator

Fabian Oefner

Now living and working in New York, Fabian Oefner was born in Switzerland in 1984. Coming from a family with an artistic background, he attended art school and gained a degree in product design.

Inspired by science, Oefner’s approach to art is highly methodical and at the same time playful for unexpected moments to happen. He creates carefully orchestrated works that are planned down to the last detail, as well as pieces that use a loose framework for art to happen. The artist creates fictional moments and spaces, that look and feel absolutely real, yet are fictional. In his art, he dissects the different components of reality to give us a better understanding of how we define reality.

Fabian demonstrated his ideas and artwork during a TED Talk, as part of the non-profit’s initiative devoted to ideas worth spreading. His reputation has been growing steadily for the past seven years.

Now living and working in New York, Fabian Oefner was born in Switzerland in 1984. Coming from a family with an artistic background, he attended art school and gained a degree in product design.

Inspired by science, Oefner’s approach to art is highly methodical and at the same time playful for unexpected moments to happen. He creates carefully orchestrated works that are planned down to the last detail, as well as pieces that use a loose framework for art to happen. The artist creates fictional moments and spaces, that look and feel absolutely real, yet are fictional. In his art, he dissects the different components of reality to give us a better understanding of how we define reality.

Fabian demonstrated his ideas and artwork during a TED Talk, as part of the non-profit’s initiative devoted to ideas worth spreading. His reputation has been growing steadily for the past seven years.

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MATERIALS

Photo quality paper 300g

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DIMENSIONS & EDITION

140 cm x 70 cm, limited to 8 prints + 2 artist editions
230 cm x 115 cm, limited to 3 prints + 2 artist editions

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Sent unframed in a protective shipping tube






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