#2 HERMES GOD OF HYPE(a)*
EDITIONS 01-12
The second KLAYRock : EXPERIMENTS collection, Hermes God of Hype(a) uses the image of Hermes (the Greek God of Speed and official messenger of the Gods) to personify the speed and continued acceleration of modern culture’s pursuit for perfection and acceptance; from fashion to online clout and social status - the ever-changing landscape of “what’s hot and not.”
Even Hermes himself, the fastest living entity in the celestial realms, has trouble keeping up with the continuous pursuit of “something new,” causing him to ultimately lose control of his abilities; placing him in a forever morphing state of envy and confusion - HOW DOES ONE CONQUER THE HYPEBEAST?
*the (a) denotes that these editions were specially modified for airdrop purposes.
Image courtesy of GQ Magazine
HERMES(a) 01*
1 OF 1
HERMES(a) 01 takes the striking masculinity of the Roman era “Hermes Fastening his Sandals” statues and humanizes it via a combination of high-res photorealistic textures and hand painting - encapsulating a sense of human frailty.
Hermes’ struggle to maintain his pursuit of hype is stunningly expressed through vivid AI-generated 3D animations.
An analogue synth loop was layered into the video to exaggerate Hermes’ loss of self and downward spiral.
*sanitized edition
HERMES(a) 02-12
11 OF 11
HERMES(a) editions 02-12 consists of 11 stunningly photo-realistic 3D renders depicting the various stages of Hermes’ descent into madness and self pity.
Every edition is unique and captures the AI generated animations mid motion resulting in visually striking abstract shapes.