Alley Walks

In the rhythm of everyday life, capitalism stitches together space with a patchwork logic—uneven, haphazard, and often barely holding. Through the practice of dérive, I step outside routine to drift through back alleys and overlooked corners, searching for the physical manifestations of these imperfect systems. What might first appear as neglect or dysfunction often reveals strange formal beauty—duct-taped fixes, improvised solutions, and quiet failures in design. These moments speak to the absurdity and fragility of our built environment, exposing the ways capitalist structures mask disorder with the illusion of control. This ongoing series is a meditation on how the seams show—and what seeps through.