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This two-dimensional construction was then photographed in a three-dimensional setting, distorting the viewers’ gaze and perception of reality.
At first glance, works from the Bouquet series by Maurice Scheltens and Liesbeth Abbenes looks like typical Dutch seventeenth-century still lifes. But like most floral still lifes from that time, these carefully arranged bouquets are far from realistic. Many seventeenth-century painters assembled bouquets in their paintings with an assortment of seasonal flowers, which could never flourish at the same time. The Bouquets are also artistic constructions: the duo cut out all parts of the flower arrangement from books, magazines, and catalogs, which were accurately combined into a balanced composition. This two-dimensional construction was then photographed in a three-dimensional setting, distorting the viewers’ gaze and perception of reality. The still lifes we see are fake and real at the same time: although not quite what it seems, it are true creations, not digital tableaus.
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