How quickly the world is changing is perhaps not more apparent than interrogating how and where we work. And in the wake of that transformation lies ruins of industries that have moved to other shores or become entirely obsolete.
These common, everyday places (train stations, banks, residences) that routinely occupy our undetermined time on this planet. These liminal spaces are unremarkable when we are in them – almost invisible to us – though are undeniably significant in shaping our being.
It is not possible for a society to survive without education. Societies maintain their existence, development and permanence by means of educational institutions. But based on how we treat these institutions it's easy to question our priorities.
With the clarity of judgement only afforded by the passage of time, we can now see the often barbaric approach society has taken in designing those institutions (hospitals, prisons, psychiatric wards, police stations) intended for rehabilitation and recuperation.
The communal shrines we gather to partake in the leisure of laughing, crying and cheering. These once grand palaces have fallen as behavior shifts towards new forms of entertainment.
A shared belief brought together these often immigrant communities. But the weight of time and shifting socio-economics has created a diaspora that leaves these ornate shrines as one of its many casualties.
