Philadelphia Textures, 1993: A Portfolio Of Images

Philadelphia Textures, 1993 is collection of documentary photographic images, taken by a University of the Arts painting student in 1993. The rolls of film that held these images were lost for ten years, and were discovered by accident in the artist's studio. Meant to be references for paintings, these images capture the urban decay of Philadelphia; buildings, alleys and abandoned lots in a period just before the city's renewal. Focusing almost entirely on architectural details and empty spaces, the book is a true collection of urban textures and a documentation of an earlier time.