藝術家Charles Brooks捕捉古典樂器內的「音樂建築」
Architecture in Music

 

乍看之下，或許你會以為紐西蘭攝影師Charles Brooks的作品，好像是在廢棄的建築中取景，陽光輕灑在無人的空間中，完美烘托出整個空間裡的靜謐氛圍，不過如果你看仔細一點，你會發現，他鏡頭前的空間好像和一般的廢棄建築不太一樣，事實上，它們不是建築物，而是古典樂器的內部構造。

Brooks將這系列作品取名為《音樂中的建築》(Architecture in Music)，作品算是他過去和現在生活的累積，因為在轉職成為職業攝影師之前，他曾經是擁有20年經歷的大提琴手，這種探索他熟悉樂器的「運作原理」的方式，一方面滿足了他身為音樂家的好奇心，一方面也為身為攝影師的他，激發出不少創造能量。

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In my Architecture of Music Series, Special Probe lenses and High Resolution Lumix cameras are used to capture the inside of instruments in a way that makes them appear vast and cavernous. Each photo is made up of dozens to hundreds of individual frames, carefully combined to give the sensation of space and depth.

When we see closeup macro shots like this we expect them to have a narrow depth of field. By combing hundreds of shots with varying focus I make sure that the entire instrument is sharp from from to back. This gives the illusion of space, tricking the mind into believing that it’s seeing an expansive chamber you could walk through. It is the opposite of the tilt-shift-miniature effect that makes large objects look small by selectively blurring parts of the photo.

This is an ongoing project. There are endless instruments to photograph and each has its own story. I am humbled by the world wide attention this set of images have received.