IMAGE: “Die Glühbirne,” 2015, from “The Light Inside,” photograph by Radu Zaciu.
German slang for light bulb is “die Glühbirne,” or “the glow pear.” As Romanian photograph Radu Zaciu explained to Petapixel, his latest series, “The Light Inside,” was originally inspired by this word play.
IMAGE: Photograher Radu Zaciu preparing a cauliflower; photograph via Petapixel.
IMAGE: “Apocalypse Now—The Cauliflower,” 2015, from “The Light Inside,” photograph by Radu Zaciu.
Starting with a pear, Zaciu has been drilling and carving holes into fruits and vegetables, inserting a light bulb, and then photographing the glowing produce in a darkened room. The results are gorgeous, from the liquid magma of the cauliflower to the delicate, protoplasmic green waves of a tightly furled cabbage.
IMAGE: “Cabbage–green,” 2015, rom “The Light Inside,” photograph by Radu Zaciu.
IMAGE: “Fennel,” 2015, rom “The Light Inside,” photograph by Radu Zaciu.
Visit Zaciu’s Flickr page for more photographs in the series and Petapixel for more detail on his technique.
