‘UNFINISHED URBANISM’ - Anthony Reed, 2021
Unfinished Urbanism investigates the physical and psychological residue of halted urban development on the periphery of Ordos. Reed’s photographs trace the tension between architectural intention and material decay, where unfinished structures stand as monuments to deferred progress. In these liminal zones — where art museums, sports arenas, and residential towers remain unoccupied — the city appears to hover in suspension, caught between the dream of modernity and the inevitability of decline.
Unfinished Urbanism investigates the physical and psychological residue of halted urban development on the periphery of Ordos. Reed’s photographs trace the tension between architectural intention and material decay, where unfinished structures stand as monuments to deferred progress. In these liminal zones — where art museums, sports arenas, and residential towers remain unoccupied — the city appears to hover in suspension, caught between the dream of modernity and the inevitability of decline.
