Atlantis is a subject that I could probably spend an endless time exploring visually. A lost civilization, sunken into the ocean has so many possibilities!
People who know my work would say it fits in quite well.
Another reason why I'm so glad PangeaSeed agreed when I suggested it for our collaboration is that I feel a bit of a personal connection to it.
When I was a kid I remember a book in the library that strongly spoke to me, it was full of generous drawings presenting the life of Atlantis before it sank. I have tried to locate this book many times as an adult but still haven’t been able to find it, I think about it often and won't give up until hopefully one day I see it again.
Then, of course, Atlantis has a strong symbolic meaning today. When sea levels start to rise due to a warmer climate, the idea of a thriving civilization swallowed by the ocean feels less like a myth. Just as Atlantis was lost to the waves, modern coastal cities could face an uncertain future not too far from its fate.
Kilian Eng
