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On the Eve of Demolition, an Artist Covers His Longtime Family Home in Photographs

By Dwell @dwell
A Manhattan Beach house covered in family photographs

The exhibit features photographs taken by Sweeney's father. Sweeney enlarged the images and had them printed on MDO board. They cover the entire house.

For Gary Sweeney, selling the Manhattan Beach home that has been in his family for 70 years was a matter of letting go of countless memories. When the new owners expressed their plans to demolish the house, Sweeney decided to cover the facade with blown-up photos of his family as an ode to the structure's history.


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