Naked Structures (Naked Structures 2)

Work from the No-Structures series

"In the case of the Non-Structures series, the radical gestures behind the buildings reveal the history and essence behind their transformation, a narrative that describes the culture that shapes the city. Placed side by side, these portraits become a parallel city, a metaphor for the real city."
Other editions of this photograph have been exhibited at Ekho Gallery, Santiago and Velorose, London, and have been published in The Guardian, Archdaily, Plot, Panorama, Greyscape and Architecture NZ.

Fine Art print with mineral pigment injection on 320 g Hahnemühle Pearl cotton paper. Edition of 10 + 2 AP

Measures
69 x 46 cms
Framed in 0.8 cm lead aluminum and anti-reflective museum glass with UV protection

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The series 'Non-Structures' presents London – and cities in general – as a spectacle of constant conflict, negotiation and flux. Capturing key moments in the life of diverse buildings, the images reveal a condition of transience, trapped as these buildings and sites are between the boundaries of architecture and ruin, planning and chance, process and product. The term 'Non-Structures' alludes to anthropologist Marc Augé's influential work 'Non-Places'; this boundary condition, defined by an absence of identity, has lent its name to the series.

Using similar parameters of light, composition and scale, these 'Non-Structures' appear to be frozen in a specific time and context, as dysfunctional mechanisms that question collectively the processes of change and the impermanence of the city. From the demolition of iconic buildings such as Robin Hood Gardens to various transformations of anonymous buildings in London, the photographs aim to reveal the unexpected and sculptural morphology of these 'non-structures', while simultaneously documenting the constant tension that exists with their surroundings. Can these 'non-structures' be considered involuntary works of art?

Beyond visual documentation, this series of images initiates a dialogue concerned with what type of future we want for the places in which we live, work, and spend the time.