A Sleeper in Metropolis

To live in an architectural dictatorship is to inhabit a world where concrete, steel, and glass not only dominate space but dictate the rules. Buildings impress with their scale, rhythm, and precision—sleek, deliberate, deceptively elegant, yet utterly relentless. In the monotonous cadence of flats and offices, individuality dissolves into a system that demands and dictates. This series engages with Brutalism—the raw concrete, the harsh lines, the uncompromising geometry. At the same time, it reflects the cold perfection of modern architecture. The city functions as a machine: monumental, indifferent, authoritarian. Yet there is beauty in this fortified aesthetic—imposing, merciless, yet hypnotic in its order. “A Sleeper in Metropolis” captures how the city claims space and confronts us with the question: How does humanity manifest itself in this environment?