Having fun with clay

Martin Klimas, a German photographer certainly knows how to work his clay. This series of photographs by him, entitled Still Life, involves him breaking lots of clay models and capturing the essence of their explosive process in a freeze frame. In doing so, he manages to create a great sense of movement and power in his still shots. I appreciate the fact too that many of the models used are figurines of Chinese martial arts exponents in some sort of fighting stance. That combination of fragility and power captured in a split second certainly makes for a visual and emotional feast! Read his interview and see more pictures of this work at The Morning News Gallery and at his personal website. Enjoy two more pics after the break.