Inflationary Expectations
As an extension of the Rome Prize project on Roman villas, this series explores a modern, ongoing property bubble. Speculative investments from Latin America fuel the rise of new vertical real estate in Miami, appearing almost giddy in its speed and vertiginous growth. Spatial volume swells in gleaming, empty structures surrounded by flood-prone park space. Each stands like a blind sentinel, ignorant of the impending asset bubble and inevitable bursting. What goes up...
Includes the most expensive real estate parcel in Miami @ $125 Million for 1.25 acre.
Limited Edition large-format prints available on request.
Series exploring the real estate speculation in Miami and its ongoing property bubble. Condominiums, hi-rises, and other vertical luxury properties are sprouting up as safe-haven investments from Latin America and China, appearing almost giddy in their speed and vertiginous growth. Each glassed facade stands like a blind sentinel, ignorant of the impending asset bubble and inevitable bursting. The distortion found in these multi-storied mirrors symbolizes the vast monetary distortion economic bubbles tend to form. Spatial volume swells in gleaming, empty structures as pure investment seekers chain reacts down the coast. Cranes thrust into the blue-green atmosphere as if the inflationary influx will never abate. In the distorted reflections, Miami's construction frenzy appears more like the Potempkin village it really is.
