Civilization by Marco Brambilla

Video installation created by artist/director Marco Brambilla for the elevators Standard Hotel in NYC. It’s comprised of over 400 video clips and it takes elevator passengers on a trip from hell to heaven as they go up or from heaven to hell as they go down.

Pictures of the installation and Q&A with Brambilla. 

Title: Civilization (MEGAPLEX), 2008 By: Marco Brambilla — Client: The Standard Hotel, New York — Editor/Research Assistant: Beau Dickson — Assistant: Swapna Tamhane — Production Company: Crush, Toronto — Representation/Images Courtesy of: Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica — Marco Brambilla Directorial Representation: Stink UK