In Pieces is an exceptional photographic collaboration between Ontario-based photographer Dean West and the famous brick artist Nathan Sawaya.
In 2009, while brainstorming ideas for a new photographic series, Dean thought about doing something with Lego, and purchased a set of the iconic bricks. However, as Dean had not really played with Lego much as a kid, he didn't know where to start, so the box remained shut. Nevertheless, the seed had been planted, so when Dean discovered Nathan's Lego brick sculptures, he got in touch with him and the In Pieces project was born.
In Pieces combines the Dean's contemporary tableau style photography with Nathan's iconic brick sculptures. The resulting images are simply amazing, especially the portrait of the women wearing the red Lego dress in front on the movie theatre:
“Dress”, In Pieces 2012, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura, 43.0 x 59.5 inches, edition of 7
Here's a few more photos from the series, followed by some close-ups of the Lego sculptures. Visit the collection's website to view more images and to read about the project.
“Tree”, In Pieces 2012, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura, 43.0 x 51.8 inches, edition of 7
“Umbrella”, In Pieces 2012, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura, 43.0 x 57.0 inches, edition of 7
“Pool”, In Pieces 2012, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura, 43.0 x 65.3 inches, edition of 7
“Train”, In Pieces 2012, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura, 43.0 x 58.0 inches, edition of 7
“Hotel”, In Pieces 2012, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura, 43.0 x 43.7 inches, edition of 7
“Bus”, In Pieces 2012, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura, 43.0 x 56.4 inches, edition of 7
Dog, In Pieces 2012, Plastic Bricks, 22.0 x 15.0 x 43.0 inches, edition of 7
Dress, In Pieces 2012, Plastic Bricks, 54.0 x 34.0 x 44.0 inches, edition of 1
Flip Flops, In Pieces 2012, Plastic Bricks, 4.0 x 14.0 x 10.0 inches, edition of 7
Umbrella, In Pieces 2012, Plastic Bricks, 28.0 x 33.0 x 33.0 inches, edition of 7
Bucket, In Pieces 2012, Plastic Bricks, 18.0 x 15.0 x 15.0 inches, edition of 7
Tree, In Pieces 2012, Plastic Bricks, 48.0 x 22.0 x 20.0 inches, edition of 7 Photographs shared with permission. Via
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