Hong Kong and The Theory of Relativity

02/07/2017. VIDEO by Visual Suspect
metalocus, IGNACIO PEINADO

The reflection in photography is an inseparable tool of the creator as it creates his own world. Visual Suspect screen how these reflections work in video with the interest that the photographs are in motion. There is no effect used, only the camera movements as well as the stabilization techniques.

"The Theory of Relativity" by Visual Suspect. Video screenshot.

Inspired by the Theory of Relativity from Albert Einstein, Visual Suspect have done this is visual essay in Hong Kong about perception and knowledge and the reflection of our reality. Mass curves space and time, while the observer has his own perspective.

Description of the project by Visual Suspect

Reflection in photography allows disruption of the reality, creating the own world of the photographer/videographer. We screen how these reflections work in video and, more interesting, in motion.
The entire video has been shot in Hong Kong, more specifically in Central district and close neighborhoods.

We focus on the reflection and distortion created by facade of glass buildings. Somehow these glass buildings represent the recent generation of office towers; you find them in many other big cities of the world. Glass facade became the clean cut finish of modern cities, creating new urban landscape. On one side it connects the city to other big cities of the world where there are also this type of towers, and on the other side these buildings break the architectural heritage of the local style becoming gigantic mirrors of their surroundings.
What we found interesting is the type of distorted reflections it creates, kind of a liquid pattern, some fluidity on solid facades.

We connected it to the Theory of Relativity by Einstein, through what he expressed about space and time that can bend because of the mass. We don’t see what he explains, nevertheless we know today that he was right; even if we don’t perceive what he describes, it exists.
In similar manner, we can say that these facades are fixed, straight and clean cut, while with some observation in motion, they become animated by fluid, creating trippy water facades.

This questions the perception we have of our reality, about what we think is our reality and what we know about it.