Cities Underneath Cities

by James Newton

Taking cues from the representation of architecture in Italian Renaissance Painting, ‘Cities Underneath Cities’ brings the background condition into view.

Buildings and architecture are the parts of paintings that have usually been seen as subordinate to the human figures. Similarly these cityscapes are usually the backgrounds to everyday life, unobserved parts of the city, used but not celebrated. Despite the lack of people life is very much in evidence in the patina of marks, scrapes, posters and paint. Every contact leaves a trace.

Photographs from Italy 2013-15.
See the full project on Documentary Platform

This book is held in the Tate Library collection.

26 x 21 cm
36 pages/17 colour photographs
Loose bound with elastic cord
HP Indigo printed
Published 2015
Edition of 100 (last remaining copies)