Simen Johan first caught my eye with a series of shockingly eerie images that depicts children in (seemingly real) concerning situations. He has since released a series called “Until the Kingdom Comes” which is equally as impressive, and included some sculpture pieces that took me by surprise.
His images are captivating and puzzling. They leave one wondering how this is possible, questioning the situation; and when the realization comes that the work is indeed fantasy, pondering the origin and
intent of the imagery.
Beyond content, Johan’s technique is amazing. One of my favorite things about him is that he works with film. The images are scanned and then manipulated digitally, giving a richer and more honest appearance to the faux-realism.
Check out lifelounges’s interview with him, he describes his subject matter and the motivation behind the imagery far better than I have.
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