The “city that never sleeps” and the “city of light” become one in a photo series by artists collaborating across the world. Carla de la Matta from New York City and Loïc Remy from Paris combine different images of their cities to reveal just how similar and uniquely different each metropolis is. Phantasma, which we originally spotted on Fubiz, is an impressionistic and surreal view of the architecture and design of two of the world’s most populated cities. “This series meets through the Atlantic Ocean, where Paris has always existed in her mind as New York has existed in his,” De La Matta shared with Flavorwire via email in a statement about the project. “A vision very close to a fantasy or a ‘fantasma,’ which in Spanish means ‘Ghost.'” See more of Phantasma in our gallery.
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
Pacific Tower by Kurokawa – La Défense & Trump International Hotel and Tower – NY
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
WTC NYC & Montparnasse Paris
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
The Louvre Windows & Manhattan Reflection
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
The Louvre Museum & Washington Square Arch
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
Paris Landscape & Manhattan Landscape
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
Phantasma
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
Paris Left & NYC Right
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
NYC Left & Paris Right
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
La Défense, Paris & The Fulton Center NYC
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
The Louvre & WTC NYC
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
The Granite Tower – La Défense, Paris & WTC NYC
© Carla de la Matta and Loïc Remy, published with permission
Eiffel Tower & Manhattan Bridge