Technology, time, ambition & surveillance.
Charcoal animation with sound (47s loop)
2000 x 2000 pixels (other formats, resolutions and aspect ratios available)
Created for Galerie Iham at Saatchi Gallery, London, September 2023
Available to collect on Foundation (secondary market)
Limited edition giclée prints now available (see below)
In the animation, the City bears witness, a place where layers of humanity are documented in the built fabric of its streets. Encircling the City is the River, a rippling surface obscuring depths of civilisation. The River is a border between the physical world and an intangible realm, a land of possibility, of lives lived, of lives to come.
The animation combines frame-by-frame charcoal drawing with sophisticated digital manipulation. Inspired by London, it pays homage to Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis, a masterful portrait of the city as a place where technology meets humanity. In particular, the sound design samples the film’s orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz.
LIMITED EDITION GICLÉE PRINT
Signed and numbered (edition of 50)
Printed on archival quality 310 gsm Hahnemühle German Etching paper, A3 (297x300mm)
To collect with a digital twin NFT (subject to availability):
The digital twin serves as a claim token for the print.
EITHER: collect the original London Eye animation on FOUNDATION and you will be airdropped the digital twin for no additional charge;
OR: mint the digital twin directly on MANIFOLD (0.04 ETH).
Head to MANIFOLD PHYSICALS, connect the token-holding wallet and claim your print for 0.055 ETH plus shipping.
To collect without the NFT:
The print can be collected for £99 + shipping without the NFT via the non-profit creative studio Packed Lunch. Please contact the artist directly to arrange a purchase.