Photography exploring memory, place and the traces left behind
London born photographer Ayoor Wassagou’s work moves through industrial ruins, domestic interiors and coastal communities, tracing the histories and atmospheres held within place. Across three projects for Underline, colour, texture and framing become tools for observing what remains after change, whether shaped by memory, displacement or time itself.
A Quarry Dartmoor Reclaimed
Focusing on the remains of Foggintor Quarry on Dartmoor, this series documents the gradual reclaiming of an industrial site once central to Britain’s granite industry. Now overtaken by water, vegetation and shifting weather, the work reflects on the relationship between landscape, labour and historical memory.
Imsouane After “Disaster”
Photographed a year after demolitions reshaped parts of the Moroccan fishing village of Imsouane, this project explores the tension between tourism, displacement and erasure. Moving between abandoned structures, surf camps and fragments of everyday life, the series reflects on the fragile relationship between community, land and development.
I Will Only Follow Grandmother
Set within Wassagou’s grandmother’s home in Marrakesh, this intimate series focuses on the handmade Zellige tiles that shape the interior architecture of the riad. Through light, texture and repetition, the work quietly documents family history, craft and the lingering presence held within domestic space.
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