After the Curfew
There is a little kid inside of you, don't ever forget about it.
Provenance Data
3D Animation
1/1
MP4, 1.33:1 aspect ratio (3324x2500)
Ethereum, minted on ERC-721TL
December 2023
Behind the scenes
Motivation
I had two main reasons to work on this artwork.
First was rather obvious: bunk beds are a great theme for nostalgia. Unfortunately I do not have siblings so choosing summer camp bunk beds felt most aligned to my own experience.
The second and more important motivation is my memory. When I was a kid, I went to one same summer camp for 8 years in a row, and many key moments of my growing up happened there. The name of this camp was Summer Time.
Summer Time
On the left is an actual photo of the camp.
This place has given me:
– One of my first real-world heroes, when I watched an older kid doing a backflip;
– Understanding that people can like me (I was very unpopular in school);
– My first kiss (and break-up);
– My ultimately favourite soda (still being made in south Czech Republic, those yellow crates and bottles in the artwork are those sodas);
And so many more. I am so grateful to have such an experience from my early life.
As two other pieces (Alpine Reminiscence and Countdown to Success), I worked on this one in collaboration with my partner and girlfriend Calliopea, who made the amazing and immersive beat for this artwork.