XAVIER DELORY: URBAN FORMS 2010 - 2013

scopio aboveground: city (h. mention)

The aim of this work (in progress) is to study the recurrent characteristics of modern cities, with Brussels as first field of research. This work will comprise several chapters: ‘Bare d'îlot’ (a reflection about the urban block, the framework of the historic city, its break-up and its replacement by residential and office towers), ‘Dom-ino’ (this name is a wink at ‘Le Corbusiers’ concept. Critic of a functionnal and profitable architecture, symbol of vanity and fragility), ‘Façade libre’ (a reflection about façadism, the ‘Disneyland’ city),…

Technical notes:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II (Shift Lenses)
Lambda print mounted on aluminium thickness 1 mm (size +- 105*70cm)

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