Santa Monica #1 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

Santa Monica #1

Santa Monica #1, 2024

Jacob Gils renders a Santa Monica lifeguard tower as a fleeting coastal memory, where soft motion blur and muted color dissolve structure into atmosphere, capturing the quiet rhythm of sea, sand, and time.

Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


    Toronto #4 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

    Toronto #4

    Toronto #4, 2016

    Jacob Gils abstracts a Toronto streetscape into layered motion and texture, where the blurred yellow of a school bus cuts through architectural fragments, evoking the fleeting pace, noise, and visual density of city life.

    Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

    For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

    • Edition of 5 + 1 AP: 70 9/10 × 47 1/5 in | 180 × 120 cm

    We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


      Toronto #3 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

      Toronto #3

      Toronto #3, 2016

      Jacob Gils captures a yellow school bus in Toronto as a streak of urban motion, using layered exposure and blur to transform an everyday commute into a study of rhythm, memory, and the passing city.

      Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

      For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

      We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


        Rome #4 | Trevi Fountain | Jacob Gils

        Rome #4

        Rome #4, 2019

        Jacob Gils transforms the iconic Trevi fountain into a luminous, fluid vision, where layered motion dissolves marble into light and water, evoking history as something felt rather than fixed.

        Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

        For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

        • Edition of 6: 110 x 73 cm

        We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


          Rome #2 | Jacob Gils | Available at Hilton Contemporary in Chicago, Illinois

          Rome #2

          Rome #2, 2019

          Jacob Gils renders the dome of Rome’s monumental St. Peter’s Basilica as a shimmering apparition, where layered motion and softened form transform architecture into a meditation on memory, permanence, and the passage of time.

          Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

          For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

          • Edition of 6 + 1 AP: 43 3/10 × 28 7/10 in | 110 × 73 cm

          We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


            Port Soller #1 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

            Port Soller #1

            Port Soller #1, 2022

            Jacob Gils captures a fleeting moment in Port de Sóller, where a glowing tram dissolves into layered motion, blurring architecture, light, and time into a poetic meditation on travel and impermanence.

            Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

            For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

            • Edition of 9 + 1 AP: 23 3/5 × 15 7/10 in | 60 × 40 cm

            We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


              Paris #2 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

              Paris #2

              Paris #2, 2013

              Jacob Gils reimagines the Eiffel Tower through layered motion and softened focus, transforming an iconic landmark into a dreamlike convergence of memory, movement, and architectural grace.

              Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

              For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

              • Edition of 6 + 2 AP: 43 3/10 × 28 7/10 × 1 3/5 in | 110 × 73 × 4 cm

              We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


                Palma #4 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

                Palma #4

                Palma #4, 2013

                In this ethereal composition, Jacob Gils distills architectural form into light and texture, where softened symmetry and layered motion dissolve the boundary between structure and atmosphere, creating a quiet, contemplative sense of place.

                Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

                For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

                We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


                  Palma #1 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

                  Palma #1

                  Palma #1, 2013

                  Jacob Gils transforms historic architecture into a warm, immersive abstraction, where layered motion and earthy tones blur structure and shadow, evoking the passage of time and the quiet gravity of place.

                  Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

                  For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

                  • Edition of 6: 80 x 80 cm

                  We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


                    Milan #4 - Jacob Gils - Award Winning Danish Photographer - Hilton Contemporary

                    Milan #4

                    Milan #4, 2016

                    Jacob Gils captures Milan in motion, where a blue tram dissolves into layered lines and shifting forms, transforming everyday transit into an abstract study of rhythm, speed, and urban life.

                    Jacob Gil’s Movement – Cities series examines the energy and momentum of urban environments through motion blur and long exposure photography. By capturing shifting light, architectural lines, and the movement of streets and crowds, Gil reduces the city to its essential rhythms. Familiar skylines and structures dissolve into layered, abstract forms, emphasizing pace, density, and atmosphere. The series reflects the constant motion of modern cities, where structure and chaos exist in continuous tension.

                    For availability, pricing, and additional information, please contact the gallery.

                    We ship worldwide and use a multitude of providers to safely deliver your masterpiece. Domestic delivery and installation may also be available via Hilton Asmus Contemporary’s private art shuttle. Please inquire.


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