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March 24, 2013
Julia Solis is a veteran urban archaeologist/photographer whose explorations of subterranean New York have inspired many (and whose book New York Underground: The Anatomy of a City, is a classic). This text explored the iconic landscape beneath Manhattan---it was a historical tour of New York's vast underground systems.
A later project is Stages of Decay, an photographic study of crumbling theaters still standing throughout America and Europe.
Julia Solis untiltled, from the series Abandoned Theatres
The project focuses on the actual stages as they become disfigured by neglect, as the decay moves from the first patches of mold to crumbling plaster, rotting curtains and collapsing roofs. The camera's perspective is that of a last audience member, viewing the unfolding spectacle of decrepitude.
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