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Hello, citizens of Acity!
Today’s featured work, [The Stranger], was written based on the core theories of the metropolitan sociologist Georg Simmel: "The Metropolis and Mental Life" and "The Stranger." Simmel analyzed that amidst the complex stimulations of a big city, humans adopt a "BlasĂ©" attitude—an indifference toward others—as a defense mechanism. Yet, paradoxically, individuals also feel an even stronger desire to assert their uniqueness within that anonymity. This project visualizes a subject who stands still amidst the flowing crowds of the city, radiating her own presence.
The line "The Stranger! Standing still alone while the river rushes by" in the lyrics sings of the dignity of a being who maintains her own peaceful center even within the vortex of the city. Furthermore, the declaration "Sovereignty preserved, not a gear in the wheel" reflects the pride of a modern nomad who proves her own irreplaceable value amidst the anonymous crowd.
A center that never wavers, even in the midst of a grand flow where everyone else is swept away. What makes your presence shine even brighter might be the solitude you hold, a step back from the noise. Following the gaze of the designer who hones her own aura by distancing herself from others, I hope you enjoy a time of pleasant contemplation as you discover the true spiritual freedom that comes from keeping your distance.

Original Audio-Visual Project by Acity
Directed & Edited by Acity
Music: Produced by Acityartmedia
Lyricist: Acity

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Transcript
00:07I stay untouched inside the night
00:18Metropolitan current and accelerating in fast
00:21Countless heat rushing to a destination past
00:26Leaving a void in the middle of the noise
00:31Standing as a reference point with cool poise
00:35Distance that they call a defense of shame
00:39Tying up my laces in the world they made
00:43Vision getting clear when I stay detached
00:47Aesthetics letting every passing wave unash
00:52Breathing as a stranger in a city so loud
00:56Quietly building my kingdom from the crowd
01:01A stranger
01:04Standing as to the wall while the river rushes by
01:08Watching all the same with an objective eye
01:12A stranger
01:19Sovereign, deeper, certain
01:21Not a gear and a wheel
01:23Or perfected in the silence that I feel
01:31Or perfected in the silence that I feel
01:37Tailored silhouette in a crimson shape
01:41Marking off the line with the boundaries I make
01:44In a frantic space with a race for the lead
01:48Pacing on my breath at speed that I need
01:53Curating a view where the crowd belongs
01:56Turning all the noise into backdrop songs
02:01Vision getting clear when I stay detached
02:05Aesthetics letting every passing wave unash
02:10Breathing as a stranger in a city so loud
02:14Quietly building a kingdom from the crowd
02:18Quietly building a kingdom from the crowd
02:19A stranger
02:21Stands to the wall while the river rushes by
02:25Watching all the same with an objective eye
02:28A stranger
02:32A stranger
02:36Sovereign, deeper, certain
02:38Not a gear and a wheel
02:40Or perfected in the silence that I feel
02:49Bigger the city, the deeper my grace
02:53Never drifting along with the stream
02:57Drawing my orbit in this
03:01Frozen space
03:05A stranger
03:08Stands to the wall while the river rushes by
03:12Watching all the same with an objective eye
03:15A stranger
03:22A sovereignty preserve
03:24Not a gear and a wheel
03:26Or perfected in the silence that I feel
03:29That I feel
03:31A stranger
03:37A stranger
03:38An objective view
03:40A stranger
03:49An objective view
03:57A stranger
03:59You

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