Paper cut dioramas by artist couple Hari & Deepti.

Harikrishnan Panicker and Deepti Nair handcut backlit paper scultures. Playing on the diaphanous nature of their simple medium using layers and light, the couple creates spellbinding scenes which are lit by flexible LED light strips.

From top to bottom: Firewolves, 11x14 inches, 2014; Serenity, 8x10 inches, 2014; Unlit detail of a piece; The Old Banyan Tree, 8x10 inches, 2014; Old Man & The Sea, 10x8 inches, 2014.

Australian photographer Brendan Fitzpatrick x-rays flowers and with some editing, produces these mesmerising images. He has also produced similar images with toys and various living creatures, although this type of work is a departure from his usual cityscapes and portraits.

The images above are from his series Floral X-rays 01 and 02, and are of a tulip, a rose, and an orchid plant.

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Hail in the summer in Russia, California in drought, child casualties in Gaza, migrants on a boat.

Carefully choosing glass with the right texture and colour, Ben Young layers them to create sculptures that capture tempestuous waves or the calm majesty of the sea.

Part one of my posts on his work here.

Fjord (2013). Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete base and cast white bronze cabin. H 170 x W 250 x D 350mm.

The Beacon (2013). Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete base and galvanised steel lighthouse. H 250 x W x D 300mm.

Ben Young captures the beauty of the sea in his layered glass sculptures. The New Zealand born artist layers panels of glass which he hand cuts himself to achieve the moving stillness of water.

Part Two of my posts on his work here.

Lonesome Light (2013). Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete base and cast white bronze lighthouse. H 450 x W 250 x D 250mm.

The Entrance (2013). Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete base and cast white bronze canoe. H 215 x W 430 x D 280mm.

Sculptures and paintings by Kim Kei

Kim Kei manipulates, alters and combines everyday objects and natural debris to create stunning sculptures, which she captures in striking images. These photographs then form the basis of her paintings.

“Her intricate, improvised compositions exist somewhere between representation and abstraction. Her work is a departure from the figure as a form yet in its absence the body is implied.” - Kim-Kei’s website

Glitched (series) by Mathieu Schmitt 

2013-2014; Tinted glass, model, 3D print, LEDs; 30x30x30cm

A series of 3D printed diaoramas in a smoked glass cube. Each scene contains a ‘glitch’ which is the result of deliberately putting the file through incompatible softwares (leading to corrupted files for printing). The glass blocks 95% of light, allowing the artist to bathe his creations in eerie artificial lighting.

James Nizam makes incisions in the structure of houses to create meticulously designed light sculptures. These photos shows work from his light installation series ‘Trace Heavens.’

Zaria Forman’s soft pastel drawings are an evocative blend of photorealism and expressive strokes. She travels around the world documenting changing landscapes, focusing on water.

The first photo is from her trip to the Maldives in 2013. The second photo is from her second trip to Greenland in 2012, where she led ‘Chasing the Light,’ an expedition retracing the steps of 19th century artist William Bradford.