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March 2025
Group exhibition at Taubman College’s Liberty Research Annex
- This exhibition featured production from the research project Documenting Demolition, which examines the impact of Detroit’s demolition program, which began in 2014 with the goal of removing 40,000 blighted properties, many of them single family homes. While the demolition of these homes is often accepted as a necessary step forward, this project questions the true motivation for demolition and reflects on how memories and culture connected to the homes can still be preserved.
The exhibition included the documentation of demolished houses and houses slated for demolition, treating them with historical significance through detailed drawings that honor their architectural value and the stories of their past residents. This preservationist approach shifts the narrative from that of market-driven urban renewal to one that emphasizes the importance of memory and community history. How does one memorialize or monumentalize a home?