Icelandic photographer Jan Erik Weider’s portraits of molten rock flows from the Fagradalsfjall volcano who spent three days earlier this year getting as up close and personal as humanly possible. To wit:
I was absolutely blown away by how quickly the lava field changed. Apparently, cooled lava broke open, and thick, fresh lava flowed out and formed new shapes and “sculptures,” which were then destroyed again by new lava a few minutes later. This simultaneously beautiful but also brutal transience was the charm for me. A surreal landscape that in just a few minutes will no longer be visible to anyone.
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In the belly of the earth – stunning.
That really looks cool! Very inspiring for environmental or conceptual art.
Saurons back yard. Class pics.
Great project. Really shows the raw power of Mama Nature.
Oh my! Wonderful pictures, another post today of somebody whose eye for such is better than mine.
But my pareidolia is going nuts. Does anyone else see The Good Dinosaur having a nap in pic 4? A Hellhound with a serious toothache in pic 5? A crocodile being taken on by a small bird in pic 7? A heroic lady picking herself up after a grueling ordeal in the last one (top left, if you are wondering)?
Might be just me, but I will accept that, and if ever I can write their stories I must ask the artist for permission to cite and indeed use these incredible shots.