# Manipulated Abstract Architecture Filip Dujardin Reimagines Buildings Using Photoshop By Meghan Young | Published 2010-08-18 | Updated 2010-08-21 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/filip-dujardin References: [swipelife](http://swipelife.com/2010/08/18/fictions-by-filip-dujardin/) & [filipdujardin.be](http://www.filipdujardin.be/) Filip Dujardin, armed with a camera and Photoshop, reimagines the face of [traditional and typical architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jean-verville). Manipulating his photographs to an extreme extent, existing structures become nearly unrecognizable, taking on [abstract forms that defy logic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-week-at-the-knees) and even physics. Entitled 'Fictions,' Filip Dujardin's work is truly impressive and playfully imaginative. Based in Belgium, this photographer studied Art and Photography at the [University of Ghent](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/archipelago). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Abstract Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new ways to manipulate and reimagine traditional architecture using digital technology. - **Photomanipulation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leveraging advanced photo editing techniques to create abstract and mind-bending visual representations. - **Imaginative Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Pushing the boundaries of creativity and challenging conventional artistic techniques through fantastical reinterpretations of existing structures. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating digital manipulation tools to revolutionize the design and presentation of architectural projects. - **Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing innovative software and tools to enhance and automate the process of manipulating and transforming photographs. - **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Harnessing advanced digital technologies to create unique and immersive art experiences that challenge traditional artistic norms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Abstract Fantasy Home Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abstract-fantasy-home.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Optical Illusion Replica Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liberty-science-center.md) - [Interactive Architectural Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-landscape.md) - [Social Experiment Virtual Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uncanny-spaces.md) - [AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuturistic-objects.md) - [Sculptural Inverted Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-house-with-an-inverted-roof.md) - [Bubblegum Street Art Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hubbabubbabuilding.md) - [Photograph-Centric Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photography-seoul-museum-of-art.md)