On March 2, 2020, the cover of TIME magazine depicted a familiar face from about 60 years ago: Matrin Luther King Jr. However, this face didn't actually belong to him. This powerful image was virtually constructed by DPI Alum Hank Willis Thomas, in partnership with Digital Domain.
Thomas described the unique creative process as stepping into unknown territory: “There were a lot of unknowns about the technology, about how you can do digital face mapping to produce images. It was a really amazing kind of learning experience for everyone involved.”
This 3-D re-creation of MLK Jr. is part of TIME's larger project, The March, which is, according to its website,"a groundbreaking immersive exhibit that re-creates one of the most iconic moments in American history, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom."
The March opens February 28 in Chicago.