Chinese
photographer and artist, Li Wei, 37, from Beijing, dressed as a monk and suspended himself in the air by wires
to perform this illusion. He then shoots red smoke out of his shoes to
create the amazing effect of flying. These
pictures were taken over the Fontaine of Lyons at La Villette in Paris.
He says he never uses computers
or special effects; just mirrors, wires, scaffolding and
acrobatics. Creating hair-raising performances to convey his continual
sense of lost gravity, Wei has taken his work all over the world.
Wei's photos, which sell up to $8,000
(£4,200), have depicted him free falling from tall buildings-pictures
that
resemble the famous photograph of the French artist Yves Kline hurtling
out a window.
The
artist loves the reaction that his work evokes from people who pass it
on the street.
He
added: 'The first reaction is
astonishment. Some people think these are sense of humor. They
are curious about how I did this'.
'Sometimes I am in real danger - I
have to hang myself high with steel wires and people do get a little
worried for me - but I am fine.'
Li Wei sees his art as both a mission
to set the scene for the perfect photograph and a perfect performance.
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