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A toothbrush with a blue handle and white bristles is planted in a small pot. It stands upright among the green leaves of a growing bulb against a plain brown background.

Beautifully bewildering floral photographs from Swiss/Danish artists Putput, and an ice-cream treat to boot

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Date
27 July 2012

Putput are a Swiss/Danish art group bent on twisting their viewers’ perceptions of the everyday and concealing the extraordinary within the ordinary. Inflorescence takes household cleaning paraphernalia and plants them amongst various potted flora, causing an instant double-take that forces the mind to reassess the nature of its stimuli. Popsicles does the same, but in a much more immediate way, replacing the frozen body of an ice lolly with a sponge scourer. The photographs are simple, look incredible, and might actually make you stop and think about the limits of your own perception. But mostly they look incredible.

A potted orchid plant sits on a black marble stool against a brown background. A purple mesh scrunchie is perched atop a clear plastic stake, mimicking a flower.
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Putput: Inforescence

A green leafy plant sits in a round white pot on a brown wooden stool. A yellow plastic object on a white stem rises from the centre of the foliage.
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Putput: Inforescence

A snake plant in a brown plastic pot sits atop a stack of magazines. Two bright pink, sculptural plastic objects emerge from the soil like surreal flowers.
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Putput: Inforescence

A small green plant grows from a bulb in a white ceramic pot decorated with red flowers. A white and blue toothbrush is stuck into the plant, standing upright against a plain brown background.
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Putput: Inforescence

A potted plant with long green leaves features a tall, pink, textured flower spike. The plant sits in a terracotta pot on a white plastic stool against a brown background.
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Putput: Inforescence

A small green plant with three large, white fabric flowers sits in a pale blue ceramic pot. The pot rests on a slender wooden stand against a plain brown background.
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Putput: Inforescence

A potted plant with long, thin green leaves sits atop a turned wooden pedestal. Several pink, textured spheres on stems emerge from the foliage against a plain brown background.
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Putput: Inforescence

A blue and white sponge is topped with a pale yellow slice of foam. A wooden craft stick protrudes from the side, making the object resemble a popsicle.
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Putput: Popsicles

A rectangular sponge with a teal top and pink base is pushed onto a wooden popsicle stick. It sits against a plain pink background.
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Putput: Popsicles

A blue sponge shaped like a popsicle on a wooden stick. It is set against a plain red background.
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Putput: Popsicles

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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