Was your first impression of this piece dystopian or futuristic?

My inspiration for this came while reflecting on a duality I call "wire vs. wildflower." What image of the metaverse do we hold in our minds? What is the cost of pursuing it?

In the beginning I felt the illustration's atmosphere was leaning more towards destruction than digital construction. I tried to balance it back with the grid in the foreground. In the final piece I still get a completely different vibe if I hold my hand over that grid.

As I started to show Glitched Horizons to people one surprise was the difference in age groups. With children and teens, I always heard positive interpretations about a futuristic city or something in a game. With adults I was more likely to hear initial adjectives like apocalyptic or dystopian.

As the boundaries between the digital and physical world become more blurred, maybe it's a bit of both? Glitched is the disruption, chaos, or unpredictably. Horizons is about possibilities, promising exploration, and even personal growth.

Was your first impression of this piece dystopian or futuristic?

My inspiration for this came while reflecting on a duality I call "wire vs. wildflower." What image of the metaverse do we hold in our minds? What is the cost of pursuing it?

In the beginning I felt the illustration's atmosphere was leaning more towards destruction than digital construction. I tried to balance it back with the grid in the foreground. In the final piece I still get a completely different vibe if I hold my hand over that grid.

As I started to show Glitched Horizons to people one surprise was the difference in age groups. With children and teens, I always heard positive interpretations about a futuristic city or something in a game. With adults I was more likely to hear initial adjectives like apocalyptic or dystopian.

As the boundaries between the digital and physical world become more blurred, maybe it's a bit of both? Glitched is the disruption, chaos, or unpredictably. Horizons is about possibilities, promising exploration, and even personal growth.

Was your first impression of this piece dystopian or futuristic?

My inspiration for this came while reflecting on a duality I call "wire vs. wildflower." What image of the metaverse do we hold in our minds? What is the cost of pursuing it?

In the beginning I felt the illustration's atmosphere was leaning more towards destruction than digital construction. I tried to balance it back with the grid in the foreground. In the final piece I still get a completely different vibe if I hold my hand over that grid.

As I started to show Glitched Horizons to people one surprise was the difference in age groups. With children and teens, I always heard positive interpretations about a futuristic city or something in a game. With adults I was more likely to hear initial adjectives like apocalyptic or dystopian.

As the boundaries between the digital and physical world become more blurred, maybe it's a bit of both? Glitched is the disruption, chaos, or unpredictably. Horizons is about possibilities, promising exploration, and even personal growth.