“An exploration of psychological, emotionally complex relationships.”
: Experience, Short Film
The
Shimmering
Asphalt
New York City Ballet
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
: Concept Artwork
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.
“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.”