# Green Grenades Captures The Explosive Fruits and Vegetables by Alan Sailer Will Blow Your Mind By Ana Lopez | Published 2011-12-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alan-sailer1 References: [mymodernmet](http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/exploding-fruits-and-vegetables) & [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/8763834@N02/) For American photographer Alan Sailer, it’s not unusual to be surrounded by explosions and grenade-like objects, as he enjoys [blowing up](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/da-bomb-extreme) pretty much everything that crosses his mind. Using a pellet gun and a laser-triggered [Nikon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pancakestyle-prime-lens) camera, Sailer has beautifully blasted from Christmas ornaments to toys. This time he took [fruits and vegetable](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/circuit) to make his experiments a bit more healthy. The result is mesmerizing as Sailer captures the instant these veggies pass from being a one-piece item into a one-million-piece artwork. Oranges, eggplants, celery and lettuce are all transformed into an artistic puree, making these photographs both a science and an art project. In order to obtain the best quality image, Alan Sailer uses a dark room and a high speed flash he built himself. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **High-speed Food Photography:** The trend of capturing food exploding or disintegrating in high-speed photography showcases the possibilities for commercial branding and artistic expression. - **Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Industry:** New sustainable practices in the fruit and vegetable industry could prioritize the usage of fallen or blemished produce and minimize waste in the supply chain, creating opportunities for eco-conscious businesses. - **Mixed-media Art Installations:** Using high-speed photography to capture explosion art opens opportunities for mixed-media art installations that incorporate multiple forms of artistic expression. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food Branding and Advertising:** Utilizing high-speed photography or explosion art as a creative advertising tool for food products could set your brand apart in today's competitive market. - **Agriculture and Farming:** Developing technology and practices to repurpose blemished and fallen produce within the industry could lead to more sustainable and profitable businesses in the agriculture and farming sector. - **Fine Art Exhibitions:** Explosion art, such as Alan Sailer's Green Grenades series, has the potential to be showcased in art galleries and museums as a new form of mixed-media artwork, creating opportunities in the fine art exhibition industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fruit-Inspired Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruitinspired-furniture-collection.md) - [Explosive Candy Launches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/warheads-atomic-fizz.md) - [Dramatic Doomsday Bunker Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alastair-philip-wiper.md) - [Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sam-keller.md) - [Functional Gingerbread Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gingerbread-camera.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Fruit-Inspired Design Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-grounds.md) - [Unconventional Gardening Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freaky-veg-kit.md) - [Freeze-Dried Cherry Tomatoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freeze-dried-cherry-tomatoes.md)