I created "Portals" as a bridge between ancient hand-poured colored sand techniques and the immersive technology of the abstract "Metaverse." This journey invites you to travel through time and space to the unknown.

I employed a hands-on approach to animate the original photograph of a sand painting made at Union Square in New York City. I repeatedly altered the abstract mirror effects by hand and captured hundreds of stills to bring motion to the image.

I invite you to jump through the portal and join me in bridging the two worlds in which we exist. There may be something awaiting us on the other side.

Joe Mangrum / Sandman joemangrum.com