The art of destroyed Apple products
We've featured way too many photos and videos of people destroying Apple products in unique ways. Now, a collaboration between Michael Tompert and photographer Paul Fairchild features iPads, iPhones, and MacBooks "artfully" destroyed in different ways on a stark white background. Yes, they're still trashing a lot of beautiful Apple equipment, but they're doing it for art. That makes it OK, I suppose.
The trashed devices were photographed with a large format camera. Some of the "blood spatter" marks appear to have been added later, as they are exactly the same on both sides of the dead device. My personal favorite? The Apple Magic Mouse seen here that appears to have cut with a band saw no less than 11 times.
There are several close up photos of components in the wreckage. One particularly striking photo of an iPad screen still shows a partial image of the virtual keyboard hidden behind a tracery of cracks that are reminiscent of tree branches.
Fairchild's website shows a complete gallery of iPhone photos; not the type where he's shooting an iPhone and taking a picture of it, but photos that were actually taken with an iPhone.
[via BoingBoing]
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You know, it wouldn't be all that surprising if they bought semi-broken ones off eBay to do it. Afterall, a gunshot through a broken iPhone 3G and a gunshot through a working iPhone 3G probably looks the same.
The burned iPad picture looks kinda cool because the on-screen keyboard is still showing, so I guess that one worked even as it was burning.
No MS, Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer, etc.
I guess they self-destruct enough without needing the help
Dell, HP, Gateway and Acer are ugly as functioning hardware. Dead, they are even uglier.
These photos are still beautiful. Even in death, Apple Hardware can not be called ugly.
http://www.vimeo.com/14717322
Still my favorite hack and slash of a mac.
The splatters and dirt being repeated on both sides is pretty freakin' lazy.
November 18 2010 at 2:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply... no FEWER than 11 times". Grammar, man.
November 18 2010 at 1:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply@Craig Stanton.....Dont hate cuz somebody has more money to do the things they do like above. If you had a bunch of money how would you like somebody to tell you how to spend it? Don't buy that McDonalds Meal, Dont buy that iPhone, Dont do this dont do that. Who the FU*K are you to tell anybody how to spend their money?
November 18 2010 at 1:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat a stupid waste of great tech. If they've got enough money to buy and destroy these things, why not do something more worth while, feed a child, donate to a charity, give it to me via paypal :-)
November 18 2010 at 1:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAgreed. Let's waste money for the sake of art.
November 18 2010 at 1:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyReally, if this guy has a lot of money and likes to spend it in Apple stuff why don't give them to somebody who will appreciate them.
My macbook was stolen and every time I see a post about this kind of people destroying useful hardware, it makes me want to cry.
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