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Fracture: Dead Paper

Collage art and poetry seamlessly mix in the works of this artist duo known as Dead Paper. I stumbled across their Tumblr ages ago and I am in love with the concept. The juxtaposition of words and images compliment each other entirely; the vintage photo sources for the collage works giving the words a timeless feel. 

I especially enjoy the whimsical element of the works that appropriate images from old astronomy issues of National Geographic. As the universe is slowly becoming charted by new NASA discoveries, these works seem to re-illustrate the sense of wonder we once felt when looking into space. Nostalgia for a time when the universe was still relatively unknown. 

Here is a sample of a poem by Dead Paper, juxtaposed with the first image in the above image set:

“stars are delicate,

we both know that,

like hearts

or glass jars

filled to the brim

with dreams

and wishes

and lost prayers,

caught

but still alive,

still breathing,

each a story,

a secret,

and if we listen,

if we stand here quietly

and don’t breathe,

we might hear them

whispering.”

Check out Dead Paper’s Tumblr blog:
wearedeadpaper.tumblr.com 

Photos are © Dead Paper and were retrieved from their blog. 

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