houseofply

Jeremy Green “The House of Ply” 6/5/23

This unfinished house, sheeted entirely in plywood, was across the street from the AirBnB where I was recently staying. It was a bit larger than the surrounding houses and lacked decorative vegetation or variance of color. It stood out, and over the few days I was around I used it as a landmark to know when I was getting close to my temporary home. I was on assignment in this town to illustrate and glorify a large architectural piece of infrastructure, a bridge, as a work of art. That probably influenced my sensibilities. I grew to like this house and dubbed it “the house of ply.” At a certain time of day the sun and shadows isolated the structure, and I wanted to make this photograph in black and white. By the time I left I wished that the house would be coated entirely in shellac as is…as an art piece…and call it a day.