Curb Appeal
Exceptionally Unassuming Walls in Portland, ME
In the cracks and crevices of the overlooked and unassuming corners of the every day, there lies, in the details, evidence of an ecosystem. The built world's borders host absurd, often hilarious, sometimes grotesque collisions of nature and human nature. Entertaining narratives and aesthetically pleasing compositions exist in these overlooked corners, occasionally highlighting the utilitarian mindset and functional decision-making that forms the majority of our surroundings. It's what we do to keep the lights on. We build our walls. We idolize a considered approach to every crevice of our existence while covering every surface with evidence that reality typically only affords us the opportunity to hold it all together with figurative duct tape. Then time makes its beautiful marks and all we are left with is the culmination of disjointed pipes, wires, and late-stage remodels that truly represent human nature. Despite all our majesty, the majority of the world we occupy is a weird mix of need and desire being slowly chipped away by the natural world.
