The British artist has created more than 200 stunning photographs using X-ray imaging with partial photo-manipulations and a little help from Photoshop.
Born near Maidstone in Kent, Veasey successfully combines photography and radiology to produce hauntingly beautiful, amusing and in some cases morbid images.
In 2003 he created the world's largest X-ray of a life-sized Boeing 777 jet, which currently resides at Logan Airport in Boston.
He said: 'We live in a world obsessed with image. What we look like, what our clothes look like, houses, cars… I like to counter this obsession with superficial appearance by using X-rays to strip back the layers and show what it is like under the surface.'
Veasey's first collection of images collated into hardback format: X-ray: See Through The World Around You was recently released by Carlton/Goodman in the UK and Penguin in North America. The book collects images captured over a 13-year period of experimentation with X-ray imaging and equipment.
I should be so lucky: Veasey combines radiology and photography to get inside Kylie Minogue's knickers
Hard as nails: The true extent of the 'no pain no gain' fashion culture is revealed in this X-ray photo of a pair of Jimmy Choos
Clawsome: This X-ray of a crab is stunning while
a beautiful wreath of seaweed is a world away from its slimy and black
appearance so often seen on the beach
Good luck at customs: A image of suited man with
a gun in a holster (left) and a dancing dress with shoes and a tape
player (right)
Morbid: While some of Veasey's images are
light-hearted others adopt a theme of morbidity and death - like this
skull and cross bones and ornate coffin
Flower: This stunning solo iris looks grand and ethereal after being given Veasey's special X-ray treatment
Whatever: A pair of hands make the taunting
playground gesture with the two thumbs pressed together and the first
figures vertical to give the W shape
The X-factor: To make this life-sized X-ray of a
Boeing 777for Boston's Logan Airport Veasey spent several months
stitching together 500 separate X-rays of the plane
Charming! The meaning of these hand gestures
seems less significant than the detailed outline of bone and flesh which
is both striking and thought-provoking
Veasey lifts the lid on the Mini: He had to use a
real 'rust bucket' to ensure the photograph wasn't too intricate or
cluttered with motoring mod-cons but the result is a pleasing vintage
effect
Haunting: An X-ray of a groom's top hat and tails and a bride's wedding dress and tiara makes these clothes look ghostly
Veasey borrowed a cargo X-ray scanner normally
used to search trucks crossing into the US from Mexico to create this
image. Once he scanned the bus, Veasey used Photoshop to populate it
with skeletons and objects he shot separately
