A Home That No Longer Exists

Shot on black and white film in 2009, just before leaving London for Buenos Aires. These images were made as a register — an attempt to hold a place I was about to lose.

London still stands. But the home I knew does not. This work acknowledges what emigration makes clear: you can return to a place, but you cannot recover it. The home that existed when I left is gone — not destroyed, but unreachable.

These photographs are not documentation. They are an acknowledgment of loss that happened without anything actually disappearing.

Two men sitting on a bus, one reading a newspaper and wearing a beanie, the other with glasses and a coat, looking ahead, with other passengers around them.

People seated on a train, reading newspapers.

A black-and-white photo of a man in a suit walking down a city sidewalk at night, carrying a newspaper. There are cars on the street, a bus stop with a shelter, and a leafless tree. Streetlights and building lights illuminate the scene.

A man in a suit stands outside a storefront, looking at the window display, which features posters and signs. The scene appears to be on a city street in black and white.

A black and white photo of a man with a suitcase and a woman with a bag walking in an urban area with modern buildings and an overpass.

Black and white photo of a payphone booth labeled 'Coins & Cards' with a person inside using the phone. A blurry person walks past in the foreground. In the background, there is a building with arched windows and a car parked on the street.

Person with long hair standing in a doorway, looking at a phone, seen through a dark, narrow tunnel or corridor in black and white.

Three men dressed in suits walking down a city street in black and white.

Littered pavement with fallen leaves and a broken can.

People waiting outside a building on a city sidewalk, dressed in business casual and formal attire, with some carrying briefcases, in black and white.

Two men and a woman standing and talking outside a storefront with suit mannequins, one woman in boots and a coat, and two men in suits, one smoking. A passing man is blurred in motion.

Black and white photo of a city sidewalk with two men walking, one talking on phone, the other with hands in pockets, building facades in background.

A black and white photograph of a city street with people walking and standing. A man in a long coat is standing outside a building, looking in. Other pedestrians walk along the sidewalk, and tall buildings line the street.

Black and white photo showing an urban street scene with historic buildings, street signs indicating Lombard Street and Powell Head Alley, view through a window or opening with a part of an underground passage or corridor.

Black and white photo of a man with gray hair sitting on a train, looking out the window. The man's reflection is visible on the window.

A man in a coat and hat stands in front of a store window, looking at items displayed inside. The store window features various products, including bottles and packaged goods. A bicycle is parked nearby, and the scene appears to be urban.