“Icons of a Metropolis” offers a non-judgmental look at 20 character archetypes – they are the ICONS. They are a creative force, a self-organizing and self-referential manifestation of the zenith of urban survival. The ICONs add colour, help to reflect our consciences, test our moral compasses and above all offer signals to the fragile points of the rapidly expanding ecosystem of a megacity. In their guise as evolutionary change agents they can be considered as the city planner’s guide or muse and as such are living mentors on the design requirements for mega cities.

One can ask if these icons fulfill a need created by vacuous institutions or whether they are just a manifestation of the rapid growth dynamic of the Metropolis. Either way the vacuum exists; the conditions for creative destruction are met and our ICONs thrive.

These characters are a creative force to be celebrated, for they transform life, fulfill needs, grease the wheels that turn mega city living into a unique blend of stage play (with all its genres) and self-purposed choreographed dance. It is this stage play and dance that the artworks presented here aim to heighten.
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