Urban Ghosts: Remnant Stories of Building Demolition & Graffiti Removal

“Photographing decay is not a new trend, but the focus of such images tends to be on the aesthetics of destruction rather than what the remains of old architecture or carefully erased art can teach us. Demolishing a building or painting over a work of graffiti can leave unintended but compelling traces on built environments — ghostly impressions that tell site-specific stories of creation and destruction.”

Party wall alongside brick building by Daniel Lobo (CC BY 2.0)