A vintage car's curved chrome bumper reflecting a distorted fisheye view of a 1950s gas station. As
A vintage car's curved chrome bumper reflecting a distorted fisheye view of a 1950s gas station. As someone polishes the bumper with a cloth, the reflection clarifies temporarily before fingerprints and cloth streaks create new distortions. The pump attendant's reflection stretches and compresses as he moves around the vehicle. Audio: Cloth buffing chrome, distant traffic, vintage radio music. A city skyline photographed every hour for 48 hours from the same rooftop. Light changes tell the story: dawn glow, harsh noon, golden hour, sunset explosion, blue hour, city lights, deep night, predawn gray, repeat. Weather shifts between days. The buildings are constant; the light paints them infinitely different. The photographer's coffee cup appears in frame accidentally. Audio: Compressed time-of-day ambient sounds, shutter clicks. A bathroom mirror covered in heavy steam. A hand has wiped a single clear streak across the glass. Inside the streak, the reflection of a face is sharp and vibrant; outside the streak, the reflection is a blurry, gray fog.