Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Alice in Waterland by Elena Kalis

I saw these images on Yatzer months ago, browsed, and moved on. Somehow the images kept coming to mind. Nothing overly technically complicated and no impressive computer-enhancement (yawn), yet Elena Kalis (who lives and practices her underwater art in the Bahamas) manages to capture the themes of Lewis Carrolls' Alice in Wonderland perfectly. 
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After all, when the world around you doesn't make sense, it IS a little like being underwater, isn't it? 



I especially like the 'through the looking glass' idea. You know how the image was made, logically, yet it perfectly describes an alternate reality.



Note to self: buy striped knee socks


All the above images via Yatzer, all rights to the images belong to the photographer Elena Kalis

A new version of the movie will be released March 2010. A Tim Burton production, it promises to be wilder and weirder than ever before. Click here for a write-up by Wired.com.

Production still via wired.com

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