What would Batman count like if you swop his high-pitched - tech public utility belt with a 16th - century neck trumping ? And how would Catwoman primp if she lived 500 years ago and could n’t don a rubber-base paint physical structure suit ? These are the types of doubt photographer SachaGoldberger asked himself while shootingSuper Flemish , a serial that limn classic American superheroes as Flemish picture .
Super Flemishpremiered at the Grand Palais in Paris in late 2014.According to My Modern Met , the entire project took around two long time to make . designer sewed usage outfits for the models , a team of 12 make their elaborated hair and makeup , and Goldberger and his gang of digital retouchers expend months edit the print to make them calculate as perfect and accurate as 16th - century oil house painting .
Goldberger explained his inspiration forSuper Flemishin an creative person ’s statement , quoted by PetaPixel : " The collection show the manipulation of 17 century techniques counterpointing light and shadow to illustrate noblesse and frangibleness of the super powerful of all times , ” Goldberger write . “ It also invite you to keep the sub of your childhood . These case have become icon to reveal their humanity : shopworn of having to save the world without abatement , promise to a portion of sempiternal immortality , always trapped in their character … these images allow us to discover , under the patina of time , an unexpected black bile of those who are to be invincible . "
you could check out some of Goldberger ’s superhero portraits below , or visit hiswebsiteorFacebook pagefor more information . And if you want to see a sample distribution of the lensman ’s works in individual — admit pictures fromSuper Flemish — a retrospective pay to Goldberger ’s careerwill be on show at theParis Austerlitzrailway station until September 30 , 2016 .
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