Game Art: Phil Solomon's "Still Raining, Still Dreaming" (2008, excerpt)

Above is a one minute segment of Phil Solomon's 2008-2009 project Still Raining, Still Dreaming courtesy

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'The Grand Theft Auto' works mark an interesting departure for Solomon, a filmmaker best known for his large body of optically printed, densely textured films. However, the works in this series of machinima (a term used to designate videos that are created using real-time computer graphics engines, most commonly video games) achieve similarly haunting effects. Using 'cheat codes' and exploiting the 'open world' environment of 'Grand Theft Auto's' game design, Solomon's lens, often dappled with virtual rain, lingers on the surreal shop fronts, vacant parks and abandoned basements of Liberty City. In this simulacrum, Solomon's work suggests, the 'ghost in the machine' is our own.

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