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Luminous City 3 #12/25

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Canverse World

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Tommy Kwak (b. 1979) Luminous City 2021 This project started in 2020 when I was approached by Louis Vuitton to do a commission for a photographic image to be installed in their Brookfield Place store. The image was to be a skyline of lower Manhattan where the store is located. Using various materials and analog techniques in front of the camera lens, I altered the skyline with blurred edges, in and out of focus areas, and artificial color additions. This trilogy of 30 second animations arose from the hundreds of images I created for this commission. Each piece shows a different composition of lower Manhattan, all featuring prominently One World Trade Center. Soft and ethereal, the blurred edges of the skyline’s silhouette show the shape-shifting city, while the bright pink and purple hues reflect the resilience of New Yorkers. Slow and meditative motions elude to time passing throughout the day, light and shadow shifting, life on the streets with sounds of playgrounds and seagulls near the Hudson River, and boats slowly passing by on the water. The animations, when viewed as a whole, show a city in transition seen through its transforming neighborhoods and population and in its constant rebirth from tragic events like 9/11 and the present pandemic. They form a portrait of a luminous city. 30 seconds with audio (best with headphones) Looping 1920×1080 px MP4

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Contract: 0xFA1E...8c5B
Token ID: 293

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