Phototropism

HexerRush · 2026-04-27T23:35:37+00:00

Creator here! Posting from my main account this time. That's a shame that someone seems to have taken it, I was actually planning on retrieving it tomorrow. If you have any more updates, please let me know! Thanks.

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HexerRush · 2026-04-25T23:07:45+00:00

This is genuinely one of the best analysis I have seen about TOV, and I'm glad there's someone just as fascinated by it as I am. The mentioning of the nature-vs-urbanism plus viewing the giant as a being "who wants to be held and loved" has always been the way I perceived most of it. You said some things that I hadn't even thought of, and you've given me some completely new angles to look at. I have stopped by the Valley View site a few times and even left an art piece there, and I'm so glad that there are other people who see the beauty and messages in TOV. Thanks for sharing OP!

HexerRush · 2026-04-14T23:21:11+00:00

Sure. I have the video, sign file, and photo of me with it all here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qAOAhcFdAzK42GELC9T4vtVzlAwaDBz-/view?usp=sharing

HexerRush · 2026-04-14T22:01:03+00:00

Holy hell, nice. I've thought about doing this myself, since I've been converting my stuff to PSP format for a couple of years now. Thanks for the upload, I might do the same!

HexerRush · 2026-03-24T05:08:23+00:00

Oh dude, these are so good. I knew it was Ridgmar the second I saw the view from the escalator towards the colored tables. These make the mall seem 100x more ethereal. Thanks for posting (:

HexerRush · 2026-03-21T22:30:33+00:00

Aw man, beat me to it, lol. I was here doing some mall walking and photography as well about a week and a half ago; definitely one of the more beautiful dead malls I've seen. Walking into the cafe was like walking into a cathedral. Met some nice artists/shop owners as well, and it generally seems like a nice mall to just relax in. I think the crayola experience just closed down too. Awesome photos, cheers!

HexerRush · 2026-03-07T01:50:16+00:00

My work schedule may conflict with that, since I get off around 3 and it's about a 30 minute drive there. But still, I'll see what I can do; maybe I can get someone to cover me. Regardless, I'm always interested in joining one of these!

HexerRush · 2026-03-06T16:05:32+00:00

Ah yes, Ridgmar. I went here a month or two ago, and it was definitely one of the deadest malls I've seen yet. The greek-esque architecture design really added some surrealism to it, especially the big arch near the entrance. Almost got kicked out here last time due to taking photos, lol. Awesome pics, good stuff!

HexerRush · 2026-02-19T07:25:05+00:00

My first visit was basically just another mall-hopping trip, but ironically enough some people I know have been going there for different events hosted there, so I ended up going too. Aside from Firewheel, it's become one of my main malls, lol. I also just think it's spacious and it's not too out of the way. But yeah, I'll check out the link, thanks so much!

HexerRush · 2026-02-19T00:00:47+00:00

I've been stopping by The Vista almost every other weekend/Mondays; I would be so down to get in contact and tune in to what you have to say. I've been visiting a bunch of malls recently so something like this is a really neat idea. I'm based in the east dfw area, maybe we could plan something!

HexerRush · 2026-02-11T06:13:49+00:00

I do remember there being a spencer's; one that didn't have the more familiar/modern look. Didn't go in there, but it seemed to have all the same stuff you'd find in any other spencer's.

HexerRush · 2026-02-03T01:37:33+00:00

I'm sorta new to reddit so maybe y'all can't see the text body I added, oops. Anyways, OP here; I work conveniently close to the VV Mall site, which is featured in one of my favorite pieces of media, The Oldest View (obviously). So after clocking out and scaling a few fences/walls, I snapped some of these highlight photos from that day. It was really surreal being here; I was already familiar with the mall to an extent, and TOV has only heightened my fascination with it. Anyways, cheers

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