Beautiful *single tear rolls down cheek* * tongue licks it at corner of mouth*:
This series of ammunition cross-sections was photographed inside a WWII bunker in Switzerland in October of 2012. The entire series consists of 900 specimen. I was originally intrigued by the ambiguous nature of the subject matter. The cross-sections reveal a hidden complexity and beauty of form, which stands in vast contrast to the destructive purpose of the object. It’s a representation of the evil and the beautiful, a reflection of the human condition.
Well there you have it… the standard artsy purpose statement. haha “reflection of the human condition”.
Source – Sabine Pearlman Photography
I’m pretty sure most of those are magical experimental rounds that most of us could never get our hands on. Really neat to see… I wish she sold huge prints. I want to see all 900 photographs!
Thoughts?
Hat tip: Matthew, Calvin, bmlessler, Scott
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10 responses to “Breathtaking Ammunition Cross-sections”
*Tastes Salty*:
I love it!
Cross section #4 in black and red appears to be a Speer plastic target practice cartridge.
Red plastic cartridge with black plastic wadcutter bullet. Powered by primer only
It can be used indoors for close range practice. I have some my dad used when he
Was a state trooper. Neat idea. Shoot into a cardboard box stuffed w rags and you
Can recycle the bullets till they hit something hard and deform.
makes me wonder how it was done. I wouldn’t want any kind of machine tool in contact with a live round! too much risk…
It does appear that theres a waxy substance on the powder, so maybe there is a lot of staging going on.
They are beautiful tho, I too wish that prints were available for the man cave. Maybe we need to organize a pro-gun gala at a museum somewhere!
lasers! Well maybe. or maybe some other method, im getting my hacksaw and going to the garage.
That statement tell me the writer is an anti-gun type. I do my best not to buy anything from an anti-gun source. Why let them profit from ignorance and fear.
The top left one is a glaser blue tip safety slug
Really really cool, but the last sentence made me gag.
I want the wallpaper.
The REAL wallpaper, for my reloading room :)
I just printed 100 copies on my inkjet. Im am now paper mache-ing them to my walls. Im starting to see patterns. I think there is a hidden message!