In my hometown, Alexandria, the phenomenon of high-rise buildings has spread widely Nowadays, specially after 25Jan Revolution, material gain is stronger than memories. Almost in every street there is a rebuilt structure
accidentally I found myself infatuated with the tiny interior details mixed with what was inside walls for decades , these photos are a considerable part of the ruining process of my neighborhood old apartments
Trying to save them somehow before totally been vanished and replaced with modern structures and blocks of flats.
Luckily, this experience has shown me a new relation among those structures, so I started in 2018 to move around the city looking for a new hunt , new stories
I had interesting conversations with neighbors who were watching the demolition process ..
I had interesting conversations with neighbors who were watching the demolition process ..
usually most of them were sad, I saw that in their eyes while remembering the memories of their neighbors on the streets, and curiously looking at each floor separately and for the first time seeing what was inside.
This experience has shown me a new relation among those structures, thanks to the eye-opener
Rooms and floors manifest many different abstract compositions, representing different cultures of different eras, specifically from the 1930’s to 1980’s- the period during which all those buildings were nearly built. It is clearly demonstrated in the ruins of wall papers and paintings on the walls mixing with old rusty irons lines.