Edi Hirose: bleak skyscrapers and erased mountains
Peru is one of fastest-growing economies in South America, with mining regarded as one of the key drivers behind the growth record.
Edi Hirose has dedicated the past few years to documenting how his country is grappling with the many transformations brought about by the economic boom. First, he turned his gaze to the construction frenzy in urban areas. His images show how bleak brick buildings, quickly erected skyscrapers, soulless concrete and “blind walls” are slowly eating up Peruvian cities and their surrounding territory.
Edi Hirose, Expansion 1, 2013
