The Creative Process
The creative process behind STRADAL begins with walking, observing, and allowing the city to reveal itself.
Each project starts on the street — walking slowly, photographing façades, and paying attention to details often overlooked.
Every STRADAL artwork starts with choosing a single street.
Once selected, I spend between two and four hours walking its full length, photographing every façade individually. I move slowly, paying attention to light, rhythm, proportions, and the subtle differences that give each building its character. The street is captured as it exists in that moment — unfiltered, imperfect, alive.
The editing process begins after the walk is complete. It often takes several days to shape the final image. Each façade is carefully selected, cleaned, and color-corrected so that all elements feel part of the same visual language — as if they were captured on the same roll of film. This step is essential in preserving a coherent atmosphere across the entire composition.
The final stage is the reconstruction itself. Individual architectural fragments are assembled into a single, imaginary structure — a building that could never exist in reality, yet is made entirely from real places. Through this process, STRADAL transforms documentation into interpretation, creating visual narratives that reflect the identity, memory, and emotional weight of the street.