FOLDING CITIES

A FRACTAL FILM SET

TYPE : MATTE PAINTINGS

VIRTUAL REALITY COMPONENTS : FILM SET

YEAR : 2018

Base geometry generated by MANDELBULB 3D

Based on a short story, Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, that details the coexistence of three cities built in the exact same location. In this adapted narrative, the three cities occupy different scales, each one seen as detailing within the next – an inescapable twisting labyrinth. For him, the building is the ultimate adversary – reacting to him as he tries to solve the puzzle and escape death. It portrays a world folding and unfolding around him as it mirrors his state of mind and descent into madness. His actions triggering a series of disorientations he has to overcome in order to be released.