Troy Hide. Lightscapes

Lightscapes es una serie compuesta por GIFs que sutilmente invierten la perspectiva del observador, como si viesemos desde el cielo una superficie terrestre estrellada. Segun Troy Hide, su autor, 'el impacto de la industria humana es visible. Este trabajo captura la vision contemporanea, transitoria del planeta, que era diferente en el pasado y que invariablemente evolucionará. Abordo la cuestión de la polución Luminosa, pero solo como observador, retando al publico a experimentar simultaneamente la belleza de la superficie luminosa y reconocer la incerteza ante el futuro'

Montreal

Houston

Madrid

London

Sao Paulo

Antwerp

El Paso

Cairo

Abu Dhabi

Seoul

Hong Kong

Los Angeles

Riyadh

Tokio Bay

Chicago

Las Vegas

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Lightscapes takes it’s inspiration both from images of some of the world’s most significant cities shot from a nasa satellite and from seeing cities illuminated. When viewed from a distance, the light emitted by the city flickers as it passes through the atmosphere, like stars in the night sky.

The work is not scientific in its approach, but experiential. As the observer views the cities from different angles, the perspectives change, shifting between the recognisable shapes of the cities, defined by the illumination that they emit and the abstract flickering images which this creates. The impact of human industry is visible; the work captures a contemporary, transient vision of earth which is different from it’s past and will inevitably change.

The work engages with the issue of light pollution, but is intended to be observational, encouraging the viewer to experience the beauty of the lightscape simultaneously with the uncomfortable recognition of the uncertainty of the future.