I think these simple but thought-provoking conceptual photos are fairly self-explanatory. García de Marina, a photographer from Spain, takes everyday objects and shows them in a new light. Often he does this through the careful juxtaposition of the objects: for example, a pair of needle-nose pliers begins to look more like an aquatic creature or fish when several nuts are placed above it to represent air bubbles. Uncooked pasta is shown coming out of a toothpaste tube, and a spade on a playing card looks like a flame when a lighter is placed over top of it.
Other images include drops of coffee shaped like sperm swimming toward a cup, Styrofoam cups made into phones (complete with a number pad), and a comb with numbers below it to create the look of a bar code. I think the photos show an uncommon wittiness. Even though I wouldn’t have thought these items in the same way, I do like the strange logic behind the results.
![Playing Card Lighter - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Playing_Card_Lighter.jpg)
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![Pasta Toothpaste - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/garciademarina9.jpg)
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![Styrofoam Cup Phones - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/garciademarina10.jpg)
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![Bar Code Comb - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Garcia-de-Marina_08.jpg)
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![Sperm Coffee - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Garcia-de-Marina_07.jpg)
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![Spoon Glasses - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Garcia-de-Marina_06.jpg)
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![Pliers Fish - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Garcia-de-Marina_05.jpg)
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![Egg with Footprints - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Garcia-de-Marina_02.jpg)
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![Hot Popcorn - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Garcia-de-Marina_03.jpg)
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![Corkscrew Cigarette - Photo by García de Marina](https://blog.myarthaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Garcia-de-Marina_01.jpg)
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Via Langweiledich and Junk Culture