"Manhattanism: to exist in a world totally fabricated by man, i.e. to live inside fantasy."
Rem Koolhass - Delirious New York
In a city so removed from nature that the only natural elements are sky and air; where there exists a relentless assault on the senses, the constant detonation of sound and permanence of garish light, to see the City reconstructed of tree bark and twigs, acorns and leaves, is to enter a fantastic delirium.
The glow radiating from these models transports one to an alternate reality, to a fantasy within the fantasy we call Manhattan.
No one is immune to this fantasy, and each viewer looks upon this creation with a joy springing from hidden memories finally revealed through the fabrication of a place that never existed.
It is the quality of fabricated memories which are the mark of a truly great city. Only a city like New York is great enough to be refashioned from tree bark and still retain its imaginative power.
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