In Hauntology, the quiet observation of people within decaying landscapes becomes a lens through which to examine the spectral weight of lost futures. The series captures moments where individuals and environments bear the palpable imprint of unrealized potential—promises of progress, utopia, or personal destiny that faded before they could manifest.
These images map the subtle hauntings within contemporary spaces. Each photograph records an ephemeral intersection where the present reality collides with the ghost of what could have been, highlighting the persistent presence of abandoned modernities and suppressed possibilities within our everyday world. The subjects themselves become vessels of collective memory or quiet resignation, navigating a landscape scarred by the friction between past aspirations and current existence.
Beyond documenting decay, the work reveals how the specter of the unrealized shapes our present. The resigned postures, lingering gazes upon ruins, and rituals performed amidst fading grandeur suggest both the weight of absence and a quiet, persistent dignity. Like modern-day archeologists of forsaken tomorrows, the figures in these images inhabit zones saturated with the residue of cancelled futures—crumbling utopian architecture, decommissioned industrial sites, margins resisting relentless change. Through these collected moments, Hauntology considers how the echoes of what never arrived continue to shape our understanding of place, time, and possibility within the contemporary landscape.
