Video: Miniature world in a glass ball
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
New York-based Spanish-American artist couple Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz explore and transform small dramas from everyday crazy life in short scenes. The plots of their work always take place against the background of snow-covered landscapes, but even that is not surprising. The most unusual thing is that the heroes of Walter and Paloma live in an enclosed space: inside snow globes.
Most of the balls, which are about 15 cm in diameter, depict the figures of people, alone or at the mercy of others, driven into snowy landscapes and not dressed for the cold weather.
After the authors agree on an idea and create a miniature set, they place it inside the balls - a technique learned through a lot of trial and error. First, the artists turn the snow globe over and fill it, like a round aquarium, with a mixture of water and alcohol. They then attach a seal to the bottom of the landscape and place the structure in the middle of the glass sphere, expelling excess water and getting rid of air bubbles. The joint between the edge of the ball and the seal is sealed with silicone, a soft glue that can be easily removed later without destroying the ball itself. Walter and Paloma's least favorite pastime is sandpapering and varnishing the wooden stand on which the snow spheres rest. Process. boring and toxic, the authors say.
When the process of creating the ball is complete, Muñoz photographs the sphere against a white or black background. The resulting pictures are then either exhibited along with the balls, or shown on their own.
Artist Walter Martin is from Norfolk, Virginia, where “the weather is pretty boring. It is cold there in winter, but there is no snow, and in summer it is terribly hot. Paloma Muñoz grew up in Madrid. The couple now live at the foot of the Pennsylvania Mountains. In winter, their house is covered with snow, and apparently, it is this magical picture that inspires the authors to create their miniature masterpieces. The works of the creative couple can be seen on the site.
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