I believe, one of the first reasons why I took up photography was because of these gates. I'm a huge fan of urban exploration and I've always wanted to explore the forgotten, trace the memories of the people who inhabited that place, and perhaps, find a hidden sanctuary that I can make my own. I was taken in by the beautiful and haunting photographs of abandoned places posted online and realized that there are many interesting buildings and places around the city that has been abandoned and not fully explored and photographed. With the rapid speed of development of the city and the disregard to historical architecture, these buildings will be forgotten forever. To me, it feels as if that every time a historical building is destroyed, the unique identity of the city is destroyed and it ignorantly transform into another typical modern city. The identity of the city is the reflection of the history and future of the people. If we fail to understand that the city ...
The curious journey through Cat City and its mysterious nine lives.