Hewett Street — Shoreditch

On the corner of Hewett Street in Shoreditch, London, Vhils chiselled away the plaster façade of a building to expose the wall's underlying strata, the resulting face running the full height of the elevation. Photographed in 2012 by Ian Cox, the piece catches passing light and vehicle trails from the street below across its textured surface. The wall's accumulated layers become the portrait's features, so what is removed from the plaster is what makes the face visible.