Without Water by Isamu Sawa

Plate 01, Rose #1, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.
Plate 01, Rose #1, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.

Isamu Sawa’s Without Water is a series of photographic stills depicting flowers and plants in various states of decay. Inspired by his wife, a florist, he sourced discarded and withered plants and captured them using the photographic technique of focus stacking. Sawa has taken up to 60 images of his plants before combining in post production.

Plate 03, Rose #2, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.
Plate 03, Rose #2, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.

“I’m delighted to be bringing my flowers to Sydney,” Sawa says. “I’ve used my background as a commercial photographer to create artwork that I think is both beautiful and arresting.”

Plate 04, Rose #3, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.© Isamu Sawa.
Plate 04, Rose #3, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.
Plate 08, Rose #5, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.© Isamu Sawa.
Plate 08, Rose #5, rosa hybrida. © Isamu Sawa.© Isamu Sawa.
Plate 11, Monstera deliciosa. © Isamu Sawa.
Plate 11, Monstera deliciosa. © Isamu Sawa.

 

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