Marco Brambilla "Civilization"

I'm a huge fan of Marco Brambilla's work. His video collages both provoke our senses and demand self reflection, while commenting on who we are as a society/culture. For "Civilization", Brambilla used over 400 separate video clips to create this sprawling video collage for the the elevators of the Standard Hotel in NY. The piece takes the viewer on a journey from the depths of hell, all the way up to heaven, and back down to hell again as the elevator rises and descends. Brambilla is a master at arranging whimsical images in such a way that they take on strange new meanings. Imagine it's your first time in NYC, and you get on the elevator at the Standard to go up to your room and this is what welcomes you.

Civilization by Marco Brambilla from CRUSH on Vimeo.