Martin Klimas | Flowervases
Martin Klimas | Flowervases
January 8 - February 2, 2026
Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin
1384 Dufferin Street, Toronto
In his dynamic and visually charged series, Flowervases, Martin Klimas photographs elegantly arranged flower vases at the exact moment of their shattering, which will be on display at Bau-Xi Gallery | Dufferin, this January.
Intricate glass vessels explode, delicate porcelain and stoneware crucibles burst into countless fragments, contrasting the quiet still-life Klimas has created, with a singular moment of utter chaos. The artists’ fascination is one of transformation - not destruction - where the impact creates a dramatic shift in the scene, one of a new-found beauty.
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Martin Klimas (b. 1971) is a fine art photographer based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Drawing inspiration from photographers and inventors such as Eadweard Muybridge and Dr. Harold Edgerton, Klimas uses the latest technological advancements in high speed photography to capture a split-second of movement.
In his work, Klimas captures the moment of destruction as an elegant flower vase is destroyed by a projectile, the explosion of shattered porcelain as a figurine dropped from a height hits the floor, and the visually stimulating effects of soundwaves on pools of neon paint. His interest lies not in the ruin of the subject, but in the precise moment a dramatic transformation takes place.
Klimas’ work has been exhibited internationally in several solo and group exhibitions, and can be found numerous private and corporate collections. Klimas received a Bachelor Degree in the Study of Photography from the University of Applied Sciences in Dusseldorf in 1998.