THE DÉRIVE JOURNALS
 

Read about a trip to Stanley Mills, Perth, where I went searching for the experiences and lives of 19th century workers, and what I found what a fortress of many conflicting contrasts.

Through psychogeography, finding alternatives to our advertisement saturated society. It’s everywhere - the same mass-produced artificial neon sign, OPEN. It hangs above the door to shops, an invitation to exchange work for possession. Low, on the wet and filthy street, the reflection is flipped and warped. How many faces do we see that aren’t alive? A face promoting perfume, another, for a must-have outfit. Some have been pasted over, the old ones forgotten, weeds beginning

An exploration of abandoned retail units—their lingering histories, visible scars, and the quiet potential behind shuttered doors.