This photographic series (2013-ongoing) investigates the detritus of failing brick-and-mortar retail, tourist sites, and the left-behind objects from former shopping palaces. As capitalism creates relentless innovation, former shells of materialism are reminders of retail’s past until they are demolished.
Corbin Park, Overland Park, KS, 2014Manchester Road, Manchester, MO, 2015Metcalf South Mall, Overland Park, KS, 2013Home and Garden Magazine found in abandoned school building, St. Louis, MO 2015Storefront mannequins, St. Charles, MO, 2014Lucky Brand Jeans liquidation, Frontenac Mall, Frontenac, MO 2014Southdale Mall elevator view, Bloomington, MN, 2014Bathing mannequin, Eureka Springs, AR, 2014Concord Mall, Elkhard, IN, 2020Abandoned Sinclair Gas Station Museum, Cassopolis, MI, 2020Bathroom maven, Cincinnati, OH, 2018Storefront at Evergreen Plaza Mall, Chicago, IL, 2015Carson Pirie Scott liquidation, Schaumburg, IL, 2018Metcalf South Mall, Overland Park, KS, 2013Cinderella Ballroom, Chicago, IL, 2017Treasure Islands, Chicago, IL, 2017Vintage Mall Antiques & More, Mankato, MN, 2016White Haven Motor Lodge Sign at Museum of Suburban History, Overland Park, KS, 2018Metcalf South Mall, Overland Park, KS, 2014
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