Double-Exposure Photos by Christoffer Relander Superimpose Everyday Scenes onto Human Silhouettes
All photos © Christoffer Relander, shared with permission
Spontaneity, honesty, and a need for experimentation are on the coronary heart of an ongoing challenge by Christoffer Relander, whose dreamy compositions masterfully mix portraiture and nature. 365 Days of Double Publicity is Relander’s follow of documenting life round him, whether or not that be the mundane scenes inside his residence or the landscapes and folks he encounters. Like different day by day initiatives in the same vein, the purpose is to create regardless of the circumstances, and Relander carries a pocket-sized Ricoh GRIII with him to seize impromptu moments all through the day.
The Finnish photographer (beforehand) lately launched the primary month’s assortment on Behance—prints can be found by means of his site—a lot of which layer silhouettes of youngsters with foliage. Taken in black-and-white, the pictures delicately stability the human and pure parts, permitting facial particulars to peek by means of a backyard of daisies or superimposing a abandoned roadway right into a profile in order that it seems to steer into the determine.
A few of Relander’s compositions are included in a gaggle exhibition by means of August 28 on the Museum of New Art in Pärnu, Estonia, and in case you’re in New York Metropolis, you’ll be able to see extra of his work at Muriel Guepin.
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