Who doesn’t want to preserve beautiful things, but faced with a limited shelf life, you can’t just throw them all into the freezer and extend the expiration date indefinitely! Japanese artist Kenji Shibata’s “Locked in the Ether” series of photos will While the delicate flowers are frozen in ice, the beauty of the flowers is temporarily sealed and captured with a camera, extending the flowering period indefinitely.
The flowers frozen in the ice have a transparent color like watercolor, vaguely revealing the freshness. However, as the ice melts, the petals exposed to the air begin to wither, and the color becomes darker, which is still the same as in the ice. The delicate flowers form a strong contrast, highlighting the ruthless reality that although youth is invincible, it can easily fade.
