Timelapse cinematography in the fulldome medium offers a unique view on reality. It creates a detached perspective on our familiar world, but at the same time draws the viewer back into the image by the immersive power of the dome. tempus.ruhr is utilizing this concept to create an unusual 'nightshift portrait' of Europe's largest conurbation: the Ruhr metropolis in North-Western Germany.

The show tries to follow the tradition of large format non-narrative documentaries in using timelapse to bring different aspects of life and society together. The region this piece was shot in is searching for ways out of its industrial past into a new future. By playing with the viewers perception of speed and motion, it attempts to link past and present by relating everyday life, traffic, industrial production, arts and entertainment to sites of industrial heritage.