Sharon Raz has spent over 15 years documenting abandoned buildings all over Israel. The publication of his new photography book was financed via a crowdfunding campaign backed by his online fans
“Why do we, in this young country, have such an obsession with demolishing and ‘disappearing’ old buildings, to see only things that are new and glittering in our eyes? Why, and from where? It’s an abnormal aspect of an abnormal society,” says architect Sharon Raz. “There’s a distinct lack of respect for the constructed heritage – and I push that in people’s faces by various means.”
