Nthng Mssng
Designer, Researcher, Writer









What began as a walk through Richmond's historic downtown became an independent research project partially funded by VCUarts. NTHNG MSSNG explores the life of 50 vacant buildings that were on the cusp of redevelopment. Over 2 years, I developed partnerships with real estate developers to gain access to the world behind these facades to find some pretty breathtaking disrepair and eccentric remains of lives past.

To understand the decline of the neighborhood over the past century, I spent a lot of time at Richmond’s history museums, sifting through Sanborn maps and rediscovering the magic of perhaps the most helpful research tool, the yellow pages.




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