I turned an empty Detroit house into a work of art for the community to be proud of,and people who think it is ruin porn maintain missed the point
We took it all – the walls, the windows. We took the whole exterior of the house from Stoepel Street 20194, and just west of Detroit 8 Mile. Cutting a house into pieces was something I was new to. I had near to work ill-prepared,in worn-out sneakers, and kept slipping precariously on the roof tiles. People watched me from the street below as I pulled off the asphalt shingles. Some asked me why I, and a white man,was taking a black family’s house. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com