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the mere shell of a man by ~BrainsgoBoink:iconBrainsgoBoink:


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Submitted: March 9
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the mere shell of a man
The pretty young woman had broken him open while he slept, put her hand in and thieved the heart out of him.
He looks at his wife. She looks the same as always. He looks at the girl, at the boy. They look the same as always. He has no idea whether their hearts have been taken too, along with his, and he has no idea how to find out. To say anything at all about it might break the spell and cause them all to collapse at his feet, hollowed out, the mere shell of a family. And then he'd collapse too, the mere shell of a man.

(Ali Smith - the accidental)
Man blames his hollowness on an apple.



the mere shell of a man taken on March 1st, 2008.

See also:
filming each other
a photograph gets taken
the accidental

Camera: Kiev 88
Lens: Volna 2.8/80mm
Film: FUJICOLOR Reala 100


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Photo from a series called the accidental.

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~Cinderella2B:iconCinderella2B: Mar 9, 2008, 11:59:48 AM
oh wow how did you do that? This is lovely, and wonderful concept.
I love ho wht red and yellow of the apple peel contrast together and make it pop in the picture

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=dandelgrosso:icondandelgrosso: Mar 9, 2008, 7:27:32 PM Mood: Wow!
Excellent concept! :) :D

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*anxela-art:iconanxela-art: Mar 10, 2008, 5:34:01 AM
I love this photo

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=JRd1st:iconJRd1st: Mar 10, 2008, 6:12:42 AM
I REALLY like this. And I can relate, too!

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~BrainsgoBoink:iconBrainsgoBoink: Mar 10, 2008, 10:06:25 AM
Thank you! It is based on the novel the accidental by Ali Smith. A must-read!

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~BrainsgoBoink:iconBrainsgoBoink: Mar 10, 2008, 10:07:06 AM
Thank you very much! We are proud of this one ourselves!

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~BrainsgoBoink:iconBrainsgoBoink: Mar 10, 2008, 10:09:47 AM
Thank you! We hope you can fill your emptiness!

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~BrainsgoBoink:iconBrainsgoBoink: Mar 10, 2008, 10:27:46 AM
Thank you! :D

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Select the facts and you manipulate the truth.

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~BrainsgoBoink:iconBrainsgoBoink: Mar 10, 2008, 10:45:18 AM
Thank you! It is based on the accidental by Ali Smith, a must-read!
That is our little secret, but it involved a lot of planning, practise and patience. We can assure you it is no manipulation, or even a trick, we're holding the 6x6 negative right now.
The apple is standing on a cheap white fleece blanket (manufactured by a famous furniture manufacturer from Sweden) and lit with 2 25W white lights.

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Select the facts and you manipulate the truth.

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