"HQ" from Passing Thru (2017) is an homage my & my roommate's loft in Brooklyn New York that we nick-named the HQ, exaggerated in scale but similar in vibes, good times were had here. Passing Thru is a special series to me as it reflects a transitionary period in my career, moving from visual-fx to physically based / experiential installations. It was the first series where I began to explore surreal CGI landscapes, a theme that will likely continue for as long as I make digital art. Here we follow our main character once again, the man with a hat (a model of myself) as he treks through the atmospheric landscapes of a strange new world.