Paris Métro

Evvy outside the exhibit in Paris

Fragments of Torn Posters

During a visit to Paris, Evvy saw workmen preparing the walls of the Saint-Sulpice Métro station for renovation. As they peeled back decades of advertisements, fragments of each layer were revealed. Designs, abstractions and surreal collage-like compositions emerged and evolved. She photographed just steps ahead of the workers as they tore at each section and uncovered new parts of each layer.

These images existed only at the moment Evvy photographed them. Within hours, the platform was stripped bare and what was briefly visible was gone forever.

Evvy took these photographs using one roll of 35mm color film. They have not been digitally manipulated.

This series has been exhibited in Paris and San Francisco.