Artist Petey Ulatan Explores What the World Would Look Like As a Cube
With the untamable imagination of a child and the skilled hand of an artist, Petey Ulatan muses on how the world would look as a cube. Folding images of familiar settings like a piece of origami, he creates geometric landscapes that dramatically add angles to panoramic views. Oceans drop off into eternity, cities overlook cities, and mountain ranges are creased right down the middle. The Honolulu-based innovator has a special appreciation for the wonders of the natural world, twisting coastlines and other common sights into distorted dreams. He has transformed some of his photography-based work into moving imagery, as displayed on his Instagram. From haunting cityscapes to surreal beaches, you won’t believe the otherworldly visuals Ulatan has constructed. Browse through ten of our favorites from this boundary-breaking project.
1/10Two sets of turquoise waters and tree-dotted islands stand parallel to each other.
2/10A highly concentrated cityscape extends vertically.
3/10An urban river comes to a point.
4/10A sailboat nears the 90-degree drop-off.
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5/10In the middle of a dried-out landscape, a factory blows smoke in two directions.
6/10Patchy sand beaches are framed by greenery.
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7/10A view of this cubic planet from space.
8/10A plane grazes the angular seascape.
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9/10A man sits casually by the park’s edge, which transitions into a vertical lake.
10/10Tropical bodies of water exist side by side.
