Gallery: If Mad Max Were a Brilliant Architect, Here's What He'd Build
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Justin Plunkett's *Con/Struct* series blends the real with the fake.
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The Cape Town resident has taken thousands of photos of some of the most down-and-out neighborhoods of the city.
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He takes bits and pieces from photos and add a 3-D rendering he created with software.
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This leads to images that toe the uncomfortable line between real and fake.
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The series is part study in South African architecture, part deep commentary on life in the country.
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ADutch-style home (illustrated), often considered to be a mark of wealth, set amongst gravel and a tattered, old sofa.
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“I’d like people to look at it and ask themselves some kind of question," says Plunkett. "Is it real or is it not? What does it mean if it’s real or if it isn’t? That’s where it becomes really interesting.”
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