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              May 26, 2012
              Lauren Jonas

              Gigantic Living Grass Portraits Created with Photosynthesis

              I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like this before. The England-based artistic collaboration of Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey (a.k.a. Ackroyd & Harvey) have been creating large grassy portraits with the use of photosynthesis. They exposed the grass to the sun through large custom-made negatives, creating different tones from yellow to green. It’s a breathtaking concept that I would love to see in person.

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              Testament Hangar Bicocca Ackroyd and Harvey 1 705x480 Gigantic Living Grass Portraits Created with Photosynthesis

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              Big Chill Ackroyd and Harvey 1 728x480 Gigantic Living Grass Portraits Created with Photosynthesis

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              • Mike_Kelley

                ART!! I love it!

              • http://www.facebook.com/morten.kongsfelt Morten Gimm Kongsfelt

                 That is just awesome! Brilliant idea, great result!

              • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WZFNDSQFYXL2TP3NP2AVEQV32U RUSS

                w o w !

              • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002867993629 Emjay Khan

                wow!!! love it!

              • carlp778

                Wow love this. I live in the uk and would be more than happy to do a go up and interview with them and do a ‘how they did that’ video for fstoppers
                Let me know
                Carl

              • http://www.facebook.com/paulanthonysutton Paul Sutton

                How many blades per inch do I need to create the same effect?

              • http://twitter.com/JPGodwin John Godwin

                Unbelievable, I can’t really get my head round it. 

              • wayneleone

                It would make for a unique wedding album!!

                Client: “What’s your unique selling point?”
                Photographer: “You have to water the album regularly”

                lol

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carlos-Zaya/759505417 Carlos Zaya

                I’m speechless… This is amazing! 

                / Carlos Zaya Photography

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brooke-Mathews/1353031221 Brooke Mathews

                I’m confused. Are the portraits on the wall made of grass or are they photographs of designs in grass? 

              • http://www.facebook.com/people/Alexandru-Panaite/100000887885581 Alexandru Panaite

                wow this is just mindblowing. 

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