Fabian Oefner: The Disintegrating Series

MB&F M.A.D. Gallery presents a series of prints by Swiss artist Fabian Oefner. The artworks on display are a second part of Oefner’s ‘Disintegrating’ series, the first which he debuted at the MB&F M.A.D.Gallery Geneva in 2013 and which consisted of 3 images.
Fabian has carved out his reputation by fusing the fields of art and science, creating images appealing to heart and mind. He is constantly on the lookout for capturing life moments that are invisible to the human eye: phenomena like sound waves, centripetal forces, iridescence, fire and even magnetic ferrofluids, among others.

The artworks on display at the M.A.D.Gallery Dubai are mind-boggling. In terms of creative process and creation, it takes Oefner 2 months and over 2’000 photos for a single image to come to life. The five images of the “Disintegrating II” series are exploded views of iconic cars that Oefner has painstakingly created by deconstructing scale-models, photographing each component, piece by piece in a very specific position, to create the illusion of an exploding automobile.

This stunning photo series involves fooling the observer into seeing the images as computer-generated renderings rather than the real photographs that they are. Oefner says: “I have always been fascinated by the clean, crisp looks of 3D renderings. So I tried to use that certain type of aesthetic and combine it with the strength of real photography.”