Heygate Abstracted

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems.

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through?

The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
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The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
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The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
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The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

© Simon Kennedy - Image from the Heygate Abstracted photography project
i

The Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, South London was infamous when inhabited, due to numerous social problems. Now that the estate is empty, can the architecture once more show through? The estate was photographed and re-photographed over the course of one year using tradional architectural photography techniques. The spaces within the photographs were then analysed and augmented.

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