“An exploration of psychological, emotionally complex relationships.”
: Experience, Short Film
New York City Ballet
The
Shimmering
Asphalt
Guided equally by a dreamlike piano trio and sovereign strings, Pontus Lidberg’s monochromatic but multi-layered The Shimmering Asphalt is both musing and mechanical, taking viewers on a hypnotic journey into the intricacies of a machine-like collective.
We worked closely with the NYCB and choreographer Pontus Lidberg to create a visually modern, yet stark animated short to support the piece’s world premiere in New York.
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
The “Shimmering" Yet Harsh, Structured Nature of City Life.
Modern, stark, severe, darkly whimsical. Where dancers move with monsters. These were a few of the themes that inspired the visual development for the short film.
The technique relied heavily on handmade textures, drawings and rotoscope to create the dreamlike world of a mechanical city fairy tale.
: Concept Artwork
“I was born into a world of concrete and glass. My feet learned to navigate tile floors and asphalt before they ever touched the bare earth.”