I first came across Osaka-based photographic artist, Palla (aka Kazuhiko Kawahara), back in 2003 or so, via Jean Snow’s website. He was asking for donations to make his first limited edition book, The Book of Palla, containing some of the most amazing architectural photos I’d ever seen. I immediately signed up, and was rewarded by a package from Japan a few weeks later.

It is fantastic to see how Palla’s work has evolved, and being exhibited in gallery shows. Now, of course, I’m also very happy he signed up as an Angel to support this project some years later, especially as some of his photos were a definite inspiration to one of the core elements to The Unfold story.

Palla’s enthusiastically agreed to shape and adapt some of his work for an early poster image for The Unfold, and also to create conceptual images as part of the visual development of the warping environments and buildings as the Unfold begins to manifest itself.

We’re having a vote on which style - shearing, shifting, warps or reflections - appeals to our members. This will help us with the conceptual direction — how extreme, abstract, or verité we want to be — before we create 3D models and moving image examples of this work. We should also then be able to begin adapting it for the first poster for this feature project.

Participate by casting your vote as part of our February Voting Week (you must be a member to vote).

NOTE: Voting is active - February voting round links to all polls

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