A beautifully imagined moment

An artist carefully constructs his most fleeting visions

'A disco ball on the mountain.'
Lauren Hansen
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(Image credit: Courtesy of ClampArt, New York CityHis ethereal photographs have that gloriously coincidental feel, like he just happened across these unlikely events — a skull burning on the Cape Code dunes)

(Image credit: Courtesy of ClampArt, New York CityBut the reality is so much better. These moments are the calculated, often laborious result of an artist creating what his vibrant mind conceives."Ever)

(Image credit: Courtesy of ClampArt, New York CityThe behind-the-scenes stories of how the images are created read like elaborate stage notes to a theatrical production."To create the image, 'A disco ball o)

(Image credit: Courtesy of ClampArt, New York City"For the image 'Eclipse' I wanted to make a celestial event happen with an everyday object," he says. And so, Ekberg stood in the front yard of his Tampa ho)

(Image credit: Courtesy of ClampArt, New York CityEkberg's complicated creative process is all part of his exploratory art. Drawing inspiration from multimedia artists like Roman Singer, Félix González-Torr)

(Image credit: Courtesy of ClampArt, New York CityAdam Ekberg's show Orchestrating the Ordinary is on view at ClampArt in New York City through February 14. To see more of his calculated performances,)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.

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