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Flowers have been transformed into fascinating pieces of art after being encased in blocks of ice and plunged into a lake.

Artists Bruce Boyd and Tharien Smith froze plants for three days after carefully arranging them in plastic boxes filled with water. After the ice blocks formed, the South African couple submerged them in rivers and lakes as the sudden change of temperature causes the ice to fracture, creating distinctive patterns.