The images in this series are a collection of mobile uploads from Seena Hassouna. The uploads were commissioned by UFM for the purpose of a visual conversation. Centered around a loose theme of “unintended urban spaces,” it was hoped that the meaning of the images would be revealed when understood as a collection.

Seena courageously composed images of the weathered, the un-used, the in-between, the un-intended in an uncompromising celebratory way that reflects the french concept of “the gilding of decay.” However, the images are cleverly layered when considering the natural theme- a comparison/contrast of how nature utilizes interstitial spaces and disregards her own materials.

As well, the images provide evidence that we tend to use spaces in ways that were “un-intended.” How can designers design for the unintended?