Interstices

Photographer

ZhaoYi Chen

Category

Architecture Photography - Urban Exploration

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region

China

This photography series centers on the overlooked transitional in-between spaces within contemporary urban landscapes.

Moving beyond iconic city landmarks, it turns its lens to the uncelebrated transitional zones of major metropolises: the rivers and voids beneath elevated viaducts, farmland in the heart of downtown, derelict structures amid bustling commercial districts, narrow alleyways wedged between old and new architecture, and the unnoticed marginal gaps woven into everyday urban life.

With a restrained visual language, the series captures the silent tension between urban growth and decay, and the coexistence of large-scale infrastructure and mundane street life. Every frame serves as a quiet cross-section of the modern city.

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