Justin Plunkett: Fictional Urban Architecture

Skhayascraper. Edition of 20, 590 x 840mm.

Con/struct is the latest body of work from Cape Town-based artist, designer, and photographer Justin Plunkett who uses his own original photography to digitally construct fictional landscapes and structures. He shares via an artist statement:

Con/Struct is an exploration into the themes of empowerment and imagination. Plunkett, using his own photography, has created new juxtaposed environments that encourage questioning and exploration: inviting the debate around how marketing- induced aspiration and perceived value can empower but can also corrupt, how it can be both perverse and create beauty. At the same time, at the core of his work, he honors and applauds ingenuity, creative spirit.

Sunny Meadow Fun Park. Edition of 50, 590 x 590mm

The new works were recently on view at the Cabinet, you can see more on his website. (via Designboom)

Langa Longer Shopping Mall. Edition of 50, 590 x 630mm.

Gugulethu Gables. Edition of 50, 590 x 590mm.

Diepsloot dignity tower. Edition of 50, 590 x 590mm.

Glory to Gold. Edition of 10, 940 x 770mm.

(* not your ordinary architecture (Carrol) but isn't interesting how peoples mind works?)

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