TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
2:09 – Astrophobia
7:14 – Space in Perspective
9:35 – Terrors of Alien Life
10:17 – Could It Be A Simulation?
11:08 – The Horror of Time
13:46 – The Pale Blue Dot
17:23 – Sponsor – Brilliant
Step into the mind of Olalekan Jeyifous, a Nigerian-born, Brooklyn-based artist and architect known for crafting speculative, afrofuturist worlds that reimagine how cities could look, feel, and function, especially for historically marginalized communities.
In this intimate profile, we visit Jeyifousβ studio in the rapidly gentrifying Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, exploring how he blends architecture, VR, collage, 3D modeling, and public art to create vibrant alternate realities. We take a walk with him to see how he collects everyday urban detailsβ graffiti, ghost signs, surveillance tech, or a patch of overgrown sidewalkβ and expands them into immersive visual landscapes where communities thrive on their own terms.
His alternate realities ask, βWhat if our cities were built with everyone in mind from the start?β He shows us that daydreaming is more than a fantasy; itβs a question of perspective, power, and possibility.
In this sixth process diary, I share the transformation of the dog mask.
I opened up visibility space, hollowed it out to make it lighter, and added a cardboard helmet for comfort.
I also attached a tongue and changed the paint, looking for a different kind of expression.
An intervention that combines gesture, comfort, and play.