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Todd McLellan is a still photographer that likes to dismantle things and photograph their parts, organized neatly.
He did it with the original “Disassembly Series” and recently he got a book deal from Thames & Hudson to make an album of “fifty design classics—arranged first by size and then by intricacy—are beautifully displayed, piece by piece, exploding in midair and dissected in real-time, frame-by-frame video stills.” – A Teardown Manual for Modern Living.
The new series was named “Things Come Apart” and features the inner workings of a SLR camera, espresso machine, an iPad and even a grand piano, among other retro or modern gadgets or appliances.
The new series explores retro to modern daily items that are or will be present in our everyday lives, without us not knowing what’s inside of them, up until now…
“Stunning photography is interspersed with essays by notable figures from the worlds of restoration, DIY, and design innovation who discuss historical examples of teardowns, disassembly, and reverse-engineering. Each photograph is itself a work of art and offers a reinterpretation of our familiar world. They connect people with the child-like joy of taking something apart to see how it works and will appeal to anyone with a curiosity about the material world.”
The book is available here [link: http://thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/things-come-apart-hardcover/ ] if you want to buy and have a close look on the photographs displayed within.
For the entire series of photographs, check out the gallery on his website: http://www.toddmclellan.com/thingscomeapart
by Dragos Gavrila
Dragoș Gavrilă is a Freelance Designer. Specializing in Graphic & Interactive Design, Typography, Illustration & Graphic Art. Also an online curator of image and music, cultural informer, occasional writer, lover. Currently living, working & playing in Bucharest, RO.