TRAN$$$FORMATION (cynical reference to the appreciation of land prices resulting directly from the political intention of developing a socially inclusive project), it is a series of images of the act of destroying the existing in order to change and rebuild, along with images of what has managed to stay.

I have a special interest in urban phenomena like gentrification and radical transformation. As a resident of Montreal since 2006, I have had the opportunity to live both processes firsthand. I have found that once the transformation of Griffintown was allowed by the municipal authorities, it happened in such a rapid way, that almost seems that it hasn’t given the time to its surroundings to adapt to it. This transformation has changed the urban profile of Montreal, and I have transcended the urbanist and architectural context. It has spilled on subjects such as immigration, language, and identity.

Without pretending to attach to this project any accurate historical data. I have chosen to approach it from the pure act of observation through a period of time, extending from 2010 to now. TRAN$$$FORMATION (a cynical reference to the appreciation of land prices resulting directly from the political intention of developing a socially inclusive project), it is a series of images of the act of destroying the existing to change and rebuild.