"Spirited Away: Carpe Diem Carpe Noctem" is our glow-in-the-dark screen print for Bottleneck Gallery's "When The Lights Go Off" show in New York. 

 

Hayao Miyazaki is a huge inspiration and it was a privilege to be able to pay homage to one of, if not THE most important animated films of the 21st century.

 

The prints combines a ligne claire style with an architectural flourish. Rather than simply producing a glowing version of the design, the intention was to use the glow-in-the-dark ink to add a different layer of meaning to the print when the lights go off. During the day, Chihiro looks worriedly away from an ominously calm bath house. During the night, Chihiro is greeted by a grinning No-Face and the bathhouse comes to life with the silhouettes of many of the characters from the film seen in the windows.

 

A limited edition of numbered screen prints are available here.

 

***UPDATE*** Many thanks to the brilliant Kevin Lieber for featuring our glow-in-the-dark Spirited Away print on his Youtube channel, VSauce2. The print subsequently went viral and has now sold out.