This short timelapse film was created as an allusion to Plato's Allegory of the Cave.
The Allegory of the Cave is a famous philosophical theory that imaged men chained in a cave who saw nothing but the shadows projected onto a wall of the cave. As the shadows were all they knew, the men believed that the shadows are what make up the world -- unable to see there there is actually a world outside of the shadows. The Hong Kong production company 'Visual Suspect' references this theory in its short timelapse film. In the film, shots from Hong Kong's skylines and satellites are shown through mirroring. The result is a mind-bending symmetric visual that works as a "visual essay about perception and knowledge as a reflection of our reality."
This film is both visually pleasing and works to make the viewer think about a long-held belief that what we see as objective reality is confined by human perception -- which likely is not objective at all.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Philosophical Timelapse Art
- Opportunity for artists to create timelapse films with philosophical meanings, inspiring a new approach to themes.
- Symmetrical Art
- Opportunity for artists to create symmetrical art that reflects philosophical and theoretical concepts.
- Alternative Perspectives
- Opportunity for creators to show alternative perspectives of reality through their art and media.
Where This Applies
- Film Production
- Revolutionize film production by making films that provoke philosophical thought through concepts and visuals.
- Art Creation
- Encourage artists to create art that challenges popular notions and provokes thought through convention and existing standards.
- Creative Media
- Innovate in creating media that challenges popular norms and beliefs and presents alternative perspective on important issues.
