In this digital series, 'Atlas', I photographed dilapidated advertisement boards on NYC subway platforms. During the transition period, before a new advertisement is placed over the old, the layered remains of previous posters create an imaginary landscape. I transfer these photographs into 3D software, resulting in a virtual three-dimensional topographic map representing the temporal and spatial history of it. Each map documents a specific site in the fictional world of advertising; each landmark perpetually manipulated and physically eroded by daily commuters.
Po-Yen Wang 王博彥
Po-Yen Wang is a conceptual and media artist who works mainly in experimental animation and video art. His practice focuses on time-based media that incorporates immersive installation with computer animation, still and moving images and also digital sculpture. His work has been shown at museums, galleries and film festivals nationally and internationally, including National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Sapporo International Art Festival in Japan, FILE: Electronic Language International Festival in São Paulo, Screengrab International Media Arts Award in Australia and Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale in China. Wang has a background in Graphic Design, received a MFA in New Media Art in Taipei National University of the Fine Arts in Taiwan, and is currently pursuing a second MFA in Computer Art through the School of Visual Arts in New York.