About The Project
These photos were also used in the 3D motion graphic video, using a "fly-through camera" technique. These exterior shots were used in the interior of the spooky building - my idea was to create an unsettling, surrealistic feeling by the odd juxtaposition of the exterior shots on the inside of the castle."Golden City", right in the heart of Chinatown, is a second-hand junk store. But you don't go there simply to buy second-hand goods: you go there for the experience! The shop's proprietor, Walter, is a real character and well-known within a certain contingent of Winnipeg's art community. (In a past life, he ran the infamous "Lithium Cafe").
Why I chose to photograph Golden City was because of its rich and marvellous colours, its architectural details, the intrigue of the urns above the door that form some sort of mysterious tableau, the expressionistic painting on its side wall, the freshness of the freely painted 'Golden City', the cheekiness of the word 'junk', and the odd, incomprehensible icon above the word 'junk'. For me, Golden City's very quirkiness exemplifies my vision of a fantasy building.
