Street Artists Take On Monumental Infrastructure in 'Impossible' Photos

""These new works mostly explore infrastructure in the form of huge concrete constructions-nuclear power plants, dams, fossil fuel power stations," Ford says."

""These locations are physically in the public domain and dominate their surroundings through their huge scale, but often have restricted access.""

""By superimposing street art on otherwise inaccessible sites, Ford and the participating artists address these looming constructions and the nature of energy production as 'a way of reclaiming and engaging with them.'""

Joseph Ford's series, Impossible Street Art, features artists creating trompe-l'œil interventions on his photographs of monumental landscapes. These artworks focus on large-scale infrastructure like nuclear power plants and dams, often located in public domains yet inaccessible. Ford documents these interventions on-site, allowing viewers to engage with the juxtaposition of street art and imposing constructions. The project aims to reclaim and engage with these sites, highlighting the nature of energy production and the challenges of interacting with such massive structures.

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