The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.
p/s: Watch in Full Screen mode.
* How good of the creator for sharing with us the original mp4 torrent, it's worth a spot in your CG collection. I'm downloading it as I think I'll never want to attempt on anything similar..hmm..
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How brilliant can it be? Well... so realistic that I'd rather believe they're the real things in there, up until the point where water orbs and books start to do their anti-gravitational magic.
Having said that I'm treating it as the real thing, I should then mention what I think is the downside of it, or rather how it brings up what I think is my own shortcoming as an architecture student.
The video depicts a world with perpetual absence of human, except the lonely photographer who hardly make his appearance anyway. The symmetry, precision, smoothness and cleanliness of the architectural works are also of exceptional level.
I'm by no means criticising this CG video itself, but to reflect on the everlasting inner-struggle of many students, architects and designers. Isn't this the kind of egoism or (selfish) self-satisfaction we sometimes seek to realise? The strong yearn for a perfect, literally untarnished building, monument or sculpture - that we're so restrained from putting in a human figure, fearing the muddy footsteps he leaves - is just what invades our mind once in a very short while.
At such moment, we're not thinking of designing for people, but for our own accomplishments.
We're neither artists, nor builders; we stand in an ambiguous zone between the two and that's why we can always keep wondering, 'people or ourselves?', 'service or masturbation?'.
Anyhow, there's no point for a strict conclusion for this 'issue' as to picking either sides. We love seeing other people enjoying our architecture and services; we also love giving self-appraisals that always boost our passion and confidence. Striking that personal balance will do.
afterrabbit
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