To JC01, walls were never simply architectural structures; they were living records of the city—accumulating traces of time through signage, graffiti, murals, tags, posters, paint, and the effects of weather. Each layer bore the imprint of a different individual, moment, or era, gradually becoming something greater than any single contribution.
He is drawn to the unexpected compositions that emerge as years of human expression overlap, deteriorate, disappear, and resurface. What might initially be perceived as urban decay becomes, in his eyes, a form of collective artwork—an evolving composition created not by one artist, but through the continual and often unintentional collaboration of a community.
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