Investigating the living narratives of Abraxa spaces, D0 outlines the seemingly paradoxical composition between a utilitarian dimension of urbanity and its dystopian environment. On one hand a power station supplying the electrical grid, on the other, murals and design encouraging and stimulating our imagination. Darkening in time erases the wall in favor of a central […]
Author: Yky
Contemporary ruins
Vienna, Austria, Donaukanal, August 2020
Contemplation
Hiroshima neighborhood seen from Miyajima island, Japan, October 2018
NYC subway
New York City, USA, Subway, June 2018
Sitting among boxes
Quebec City, Canada, rue Saint-Jean, October 2017
Wild camping
Paris, France, Bd. Sérurier, France, July 2017
Pier Paulo Pasolini
Rome, Italy, Ephemeral tribute to Pasolini by E.P. Ernest, August 2016
Reading break
Toronto, Canada, China Town, April 2015
Exploring spirituality in the urban frame
You may like it or not, you cannot escape religious monuments and the way they impose their presence in the urban frame. They contribute to the city “imageability”, as defined by Kevin Lynch (1), and play a predominant role in its identity. Their symbolic significance goes far beyond their original mission, as shown by the emotional response […]
Exploring spirituality in the urban frame
The sense of belonging, social connectedness and transcendental aspirations may coalesce in a holistic relationship between people and their built environment. Intertwining nature and spirituality may pave the way to sustainable thinking. But dealing with uncertainty and complexity requires not only a capacity to adapt but also to transform. To build successfully such transformative process, […]
