Ruins of Baltimore: Part Two

Since moving to Baltimore five years ago, I began exploring the working class neighborhoods of East Baltimore, and photographing the many vacant buildings found there. While all cities have a certain level of crumbling infrastructure, Baltimore has more than usual. I find a strange sort of beauty in these dilapidated edifices. They present a window unto the past while provoking visions of an as yet unknown future. Who used to live here? Where have they gone? Further still, what will fill these spaces down the line? Will urban redevelopment forever erase these structures? Will they live on only through photographic documentation?

Johnston Square Ruin #1 (2015–2020)

This is a digital photomontage and mixed-media assemblage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #2 (2019)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #3 (2019)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #4 (2019)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #5 (2019)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #6 (2019)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #7 (2019)

This is a digital photomontage depicting the interior of a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #8 (2020)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Johnston Square Ruin #9 (2020)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.
Oliver Ruin #1 (2020)

This is a digital photomontage depicting a modern ruin I found while exploring the Johnston Square neighborhood of East Baltimore.

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