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Mega Cities(19)

Mega Cities portrays the great cities of the world – New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Paris, London, Barcelona, Venice, Palma and Berlin. Sandra Rauch condenses neon signs, advertising type and facades into vivid, tightly structured compositions.

New York – The Chrysler Building, Empire State Building and One World Trade Center against a pink and violet sky.New YorkTokyo – Shibuya crossing at night: neon ads, kanji, anime faces and crowds.TokyoNY Bridge Taxi – The Manhattan Bridge in blue, the Chrysler Building behind it and a yellow cab in golden evening light.NY Bridge TaxiBangkok – City of Angels – Neon signs in Thai script, a colourful bus and the sea of lights of Bangkok at night.Bangkok – City of AngelsHong Kong – A street packed with neon signs in Chinese and English.Hong KongNY Flatiron Batman – The Flatiron Building at the centre, a red Batman logo and rays of light above.NY Flatiron BatmanShanghai – The Pudong skyline with the Oriental Pearl Tower beneath a pink and blue sky.ShanghaiParis – The Eiffel Tower in pink and blue rays of light, Notre-Dame behind it and a Métro sign in front.ParisNew York Times Square – Times Square in full colour: billboards, neon lettering and yellow cabs.New York Times SquareBerlin – An orange Batman figure as graffiti, the elevated railway and the TV tower in the city’s black and white.BerlinPalma – La Seu cathedral above colourful houses and palm trees, the sea in front under a pink sky.PalmaBarcelona – The golden spires of the Sagrada Família against a pink and blue sunset.BarcelonaLondon – Tower Bridge, the London Eye and the Gherkin under an orange sky, a red double-decker below.LondonBowie – A billboard with Bowie and “Let’s Dance”, rainbow colours and the blue-lit Empire State Building.BowieVenice – A canal with a small bridge between colourful palazzi.VeniceBangkok – A collage of neon signs in Thai script, faces and street scenes.BangkokNew York II – A golden Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building in midnight blue, the elevated train below.New York IITimes Square – Times Square bathed in blue, with billboards, neon lettering and yellow cabs.Times SquareHong Kong Diamond – A panorama of layered neon signs above a Hong Kong street.Hong Kong Diamond