Based on real-world physical spaces, an animated rebirth into a digital realm has been created.
Koopmans visited this region over several years, exploring the ruins and photographing the spaces.
Upon returning, in collaboration with Alice Wexell, he digitally introduced vegetation, manipulated the lighting, modified the structures, and animated the scenes with the intention of reviving the empty spaces, essentially bringing life back into the rooms. With these pieces, Koopmans and Wexell aim to bring the viewer into an alternate place and time.
The results are a surreal collision between the past and future, as well as the physical and digital worlds.
Koopmans states that his aim was “ to create a sense of surreal tranquility whilst referencing the themes of urban exploration, architectural history and the resurgence of nature.”
There is also an uncanny and somewhat supernatural atmosphere reminiscent of the 1979 Soviet sci-fi film ‘Stalker’ by Andrei Tarkovsky, in the way the plants have beset the town’s mysterious architecture.
Many of the buildings depicted in The Wild Within have been demolished in recent months, further emphasizing the theme of time passing in the cycle of growth and decay.
This is the genesis series of NFT digital art by Ryan Koopmans, released March 24, 2021 exclusively on SuperRare.co
A Selection From The Series