Unsustainable Structures 1

Following the demolition of the adjacent buildings, this Finsbury Park building required temporary external support to remain standing. A year ago the crutched building was refurbished as part of City North, a 355-unit mixed-use urban regeneration project.

While I was photographing the building, a black car with tinted windows parked right in front of the tripod. An intimidating-looking man told me that I needed a permit to take photos there. Later, looking at the large-format printed image, I noticed the slot under the left window, possibly used to sell drugs made inside.

This photograph was the first in the series Non-Structures. The name of the typology, 'unsustainable buildings', ironises the indiscriminate and erroneous use of the concept of sustainability. In my opinion, there is no such thing as a completely sustainable building, rather there are buildings that are less unsustainable than others. The same applies to cities. However, no one talks about unsustainable buildings or cities.

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 5 + 2 AP

Measures
90 x 112.5 cms

Price does not include framing