JOY M LAI : PHOTO

An early evening industrial view next to a train line, colourful shipping containers pile up in the distance, train tracks in the foreground.

5:55pm. The view from Swamp Road, Tempe, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

A crocked sign warning of roadworks stands before a long brick building covered in graffiti. A shadowy figure walks towards the camera. It's night time.

6:59pm. Shirlow Street thoroughfare, Marrickville, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Night time view of a man walking up stairs of a 1960s breeze block apartment. His head is obscured, he's carrying a red suitcase and wearing a red t shirt.

10:45pm. Beauchamp St, Marrickville, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Two supermarket trolleys sit in unison in front of a brick apartment building, a tree stretches overhead. Light from the service station across the road spills on to the front of the building. It's night time.

7:20pm. Trolleys coupling, Canterbury Road, Dharug Land, Sydney, Australia.

A old HR Holden car sits in the rainy night, water pools deeply around it's tires. Colourful reflections bounce off it's shiny surface.

8:58pm. Drowned Holden, Dulwich Hill, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Pink bougainvillea blooms against the night sky. Behind it, a garage roller door is open slightly, light from it's interior glows.

9:02pm. Pink Moon Findings, Dulwich Hill, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

A man in a green jacket stands in front of colourful street art, on the side of a building. He is eating an ice cream. It is night time.

9:18pm. A Momentary Sweetness,  Annandale, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

A bright red door inset into a pink brick wall. House number 47 is hand painted next to the door, as is a phone number 80682672. Smoke vapour rises in clouds above the roofline. Colours are saturated, intense from an overhead street light, out of frame.

9:20pm. One Stop Shop, Marrickville, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

A car's tail lights disappear around the bend. It's a wet and rainy night, colours bounce off the reflected surfaces of a dark road and bridge overhead.

8:50pm. Clearance, Dulwich Hill, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

A VW golf is wrapped up yellow and blue covers. Behind it is an old brick house. It is night time, light comes from an over head street lamp.

10:56pm. Long Weekend Lullaby, Marrickville, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Behind buildings an old container sits with piles of wooden brick pallets on top. The container is covered in blue graffiti, plastic lidded garbage bins sit near by. Leafy Casuarina trees brush softly against the container. The sky glows dark purple.

10:26pm. Maude Lane, Marrickville, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Looking under a bridge at night, a lady walks by up the hill carrying shopping, her skirt flipping in the breeze. Cars brake, their lights leave downhill streaks. The image simultaneously evokes a sense of movement and stillness.

10.01pm. Under Bedwin Bridge, Tempe, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Two windows are lit up in an derelict 1960s apartment block. Out the front is a pile of mattress and garbage. The building is guarded with security fencing, it's paint is peeling, there are remnant of decoration from a happier, more optimistic time.

11:18pm. Tuohy Lane, Marrickville, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

A huge leafy tree glows green under the moonlight in front of an old house. There is a bus stop and a metal bench out front. Just beyond the frame, car tail lights cast a red glow on the facade of the house.

10:39pm. Red Exterior, Hurlstone Park, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Corner of a street scene lit by over head street lamp next to train line. A train rushes past, it's colourful lights streak across the dark. A row of plastic lidded red and yellow bins sit quietly on the corner.

The 7:15 train, Meeks Road, Marrickville, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

A old boxy shaped Valiant car sits on the street under silver wraps. Shadows of tress surround it in front of a brick house. It's night time, and the car's shape appears ghostly under moonlight.

9:38pm. Valiant, Annandale, Eora Land, Sydney, Australia.

Man looks out of his bbq food truck, surrounded by green neon lights. A red sign advertises petrol, reflections bounce off a black car's shiny surface. It has rained recently and the sky is still pregnant with clouds.

6:16pm. Drive through, Canterbury Road, Dharug Land, Sydney, Australia.

1 Charlotte Avenue, Marrickville is the remains of a boarding house project started and abandoned many years ago. Graffiti covers the half finished facade. A bare tree is lit by a blue glow. A car drives pass leaving a streak of headlights.

10.26pm. Future Ruins, Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia.

A house wears a string of multicoloured Christmas lights, which reflect off the shiny surface of a car parked out front.

10.01pm. Post Christmas Magic, Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia.

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