Will Rogan

Filmed in Tokyo, Collapse follows two youths riding a scooter through narrow urban streets. The figure on the back of the scooter carries a mirror that reflects the city behind them, resulting in the camera’s capturing the “just past” as well as what lies ahead. As the artist writes, “the video allegorizes the city of Tokyo, a place that is both ancient and modern, that is speeding into the future while always maintaining an image of its past.”