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Artist With Death Wish (No Photoshop Used)

It is conceivable that Chinese artist Lei Wei has always dreamt of being a superhero. Or that he simply has the desire to fly. Or maybe he is constantly confronting a fear of heights. Whatever the impetus of his work may be, Wei creates illusions of a dangerous "reality".

But what is perhaps most interesting is that Wei's resulting images are in fact NOT photo montages: "Li Wei works with the help of props such as mirror, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics."

Why not just make a photo montage? Why must it be a "true" reenactment?

Two athletes performing a dynamic acrobatic move on a rooftop.

Person hanging from a streetlight over a road in an urban landscape.

Athletic duo performing a dynamic acrobatic flip on a rooftop.

Group of people performing a synchronized jump in an urban setting.

A person lifting another person overhead in a scenic outdoor field.

Person flying with smoke trails against a cloudy sky.

Man hanging upside down from a metal structure while holding a woman in a white dress.

A group of dancers performing acrobatic moves in mid-air against a cloudy sky.

Previously, Cai Guo-Qiang's (Literally) Explosive Art.

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