Sometime in the near future , eleven of New York City ’s most famous watershed have go pretermit . Soon , they depart to move around up in the some of the most desolate locations on the planet — perched high in a red rock lot reach , inhume in a white guts desert — but no one sleep together why .
That ’s the concept behindMisplaced , an architectural science fiction story that erases New York buildings from busy Manhattan streets and drops them into barren landscapes . Photographer Anton Repponen worked with writer Jon Earle to tissue the eleven figure of speech into a narrative that imagines the buildings have cryptically expatriate themselves . “ Was there foul - play involved ? ” ask abeautifully designed sitefor the project , which also require for tip from reader to aid solve the enigma : “ Your curiosity and aid is much appreciate . ”
While the images are shine on their own — they could sure enough be scenic paintings from a future Star Wars film — the project also provides some wry commentary on the globalization of blueprint . see how firm megacities are erected in situation like China , the musical theme that these buildings might pullulate in the some of the world ’s most least - populate places is not so far - fetched .
I specially appreciate this caption for a Guggenheim Museum that ’s dropped into a Martian - take care landscape , where it almost looks more at base than it does on Fifth Avenue . In part , this narrative is already come true , as a “ Guggenheim in every city ” would n’t be so far - fetched for what has become the world ’s most famous museum enfranchisement :
Guggenheim museum began sprouting across the orb , from the Basque Country to faraway Dubai , until there was nowhere else for them to grow . The board of director sent agents to scour the worldly concern for naive lands that knew nothing of modern and contemporaneous prowess . At last parole arrived of such a place . A hindrance was spell , migratory doer engage , and a museum rise from the volcanic mudflats of X. slate sales have been sluggish .
While many of the landscapes appear otherworldly , Repponen assures me that they are all of this Earth — and he photographed them in person . Most of the locations are on the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Lanai , but a few were taken in the Jericoacora desert in Brazil , and a smattering of others are from Costa Rican volcanoes . In fact , Repponen wrote adetailed technical equipment failure of how the composite imageswere made , which gives some interesting insight into his technique , and why the buildings look so striking when isolated from their normal surroundings .
The entire series is worth watch on theproject ’s web site . And if at the end you believe , like I did , that these would make excellent artwork to give as gifts to the fire New Yorkers in your lives , you ’re in lot . There are lovelyprints for sales event , as well .
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