Rowhome Walls

This body of work centers around the ghosts of houses left behind when the City of Philadelphia razes rowhomes, often entire blocks at a time. These homes are destroyed in an effort to hinder crime and unsafe conditions in neighborhoods throughout the city. What is often left is a single home or group of homes where the plaster remains from the previous home. This plaster takes the outline of the rooms and stairwells that served the residents of a once-prosperous neighborhood. These walls in effect represent the continued decline of many Philadelphia neighborhoods.

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

Philadelphia, PA

 
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