Check out this very bizarre wedding photos where couples are packed in vacuum-tight plastic
Japanese photographer,
Hal Kawaguchi has taken the art of wedding photography to another level. His
method involves packing the couple in a plastic bag, sucking out all the air
after which he has just four seconds to snap away before the couple suffocate.
Despite risking death if anything goes wrong, Hal has been flooded with requests from couples - and even newlyweds - for the odd portraits and wedding pictures.
He uses lube and coolant
gel to slide the couples inside the bag and ensure there's no friction with the
plastic then sucks out all the air using a vacuum cleaner.
"I decided to vacuum pack couples as a way
to show how close and in love they are, Hall explains in an interview
with MirrorUk.
At first I chat with the couples and tell them
what will happen. A rehearsal is carried out without going into a bag at first.
Then, they climb into the bag. It likes assembling a puzzle. I suck the air out
with a vacuum cleaner until there's none left. This gives me four seconds to take
the shot. In this extremely limited time I can't release the shutter more than
twice. They're never in danger though as I have a rescue body guard on hand at
all times.'
The couples have to hold
their breath for about ten seconds or more while the process takes place.
Hal's pictures started
as an art project but the craze has taken off and he now receives requests for
couples who want a set of the extraordinary pictures. Newlyweds have even
commissioned him to shoot their wedding pictures.
Speaking on the
rationale behind the unusual art, Hal said:
"Men and women are attracted to each
other and they try to become one. This fundamental desire carries an energy
that affects everything in the world. I wonder what is the reason we have to make
such an effort to become one. Possibly we were all originally one.With my
pictures, I try to show this power of love by getting the couples as close
together as possible. The less distance there is between them, the stronger the
power of love. I think love is the most important thing in the earth. I think
that everything positive in the world starts by focusing on love."
More photos and a video showing the making ...
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