Void Decks

Nothing is everything you need to make photographs from anything. Anything can be used as everything in a photograph in which others perceive as nothing.

The ubiquitous void decks are common spaces synonymous with public housing in Singapore. Located on the ground floor of apartment blocks, these spaces can be transformed into make shift wedding venues, funeral parlours, play area or whatever the imagination can create as long as a permit is granted. Occasionally, the urban wildlife takes over. When these spaces are left alone, they are often forgotten.

In land scarce Singapore, these often forgotten common spaces are becoming a luxury. They are dwindling in numbers, making way for kindergartens, day-care centres, social service hubs, etc. In newer apartment blocks where building footprints are smaller, void decks have disappeared altogether.

Forgotten and disappearing.