Bringing New Life to Abandoned Architectural Spaces

The Wild Within is a series of digital artworks that bring new life into abandoned buildings from a bygone era.

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Based on real-world physical spaces, an animated rebirth into a digital realm has been created.

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Ryan Koopmans & his partner Alice Wexell visited different locations around the world over several years, exploring ruins and photographing structures that have undergone dramatic transition.

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Upon returning, they digitally introduced vegetation, modified the structure and lighting, and animated the scenes with the intention of reviving the empty spaces, essentially bringing life back into the rooms.

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The results are a surreal collision between the past and future, natural and manmade, physical and digital, and the real and imaginary.​ 

 

The aim of the artwork is to create a sense of surreal tranquility whilst referencing the themes of architectural history and its intricate relationship with the natural world.

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Many of the buildings depicted in The Wild Within have been demolished in recent years, further emphasizing the theme of time passing in the cycle of growth and decay.

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The first mint of The Wild Within occurred on March 24, 2021, with a focus on the Georgian town of Tskaltubo.

 

This began the genesis chapter of a project that has been widely celebrated, exhibited and acquired by some of the World's premier collectors of digital art.