Granada is getting eaten alive by real estate speculation. Empty lots that could be spaces for the community? Nah, better let them rot while waiting for the highest bidder. Bit by bit, we’re losing the cultural and social fabric that makes public spaces so valuable. Empty lots sit untouched, fenced off… But what if they were seen, claimed, questioned?

So, we decided to put these spaces under a spotlight. We took the concept of the «solar» (empty lot) and broke it down through its own architecture, through photography and motion. We’ve designed a visual language that speaks loud and clear about what’s happening in our neighborhoods, trough posters, gallery sheets, and an installation. Finally, we turned these forgotten corners into a visual narrative, visual protest.

Over here you can enjoy this trailer made and recorded by Awmanda, this audio&visual masterpiece resume a year of documentation, process and a lot of urban lots!

146.574 m² came to life thanks to El Cuarto Lúcido, an initiative of the Centro José Guerrero that provides a platform for artistic projects at the intersection of photography and architecture. Being part of this space gave us the perfect setting to expose, question, and reimagine these urban voids.

This project is the result of two different artistic perspectives colliding. Argider, with his deep-rooted background in photography, and I, coming from the motion & 3D world, decided to join forces to explore these forgotten spaces in a way that neither of us could alone. Photography grounds the project in reality, capturing the stillness of these abandoned lots, while motion adds a layer of life, making them breathe, move, resist. The result? A hybrid visual language that challenges the way we see and experience these «solares».

I’ve designed the posters displaying the real coordinates and m² of those urban gaps. The best part? They weren’t just static prints, they became part of the environment, placed on the empty lots fences. Simulating the paper itself interacts with the fence on its back, highlighting the passage of time on the lot, making it possible to appreciate a heartbeat or breathing.

Boring exhibition sheets? Not in my name… We’ve photographed 50 empty lots and paired with a single recurring object, a plastic bag. A seemingly insignificant object, but one that echoes the temporary building that once stood there—now just another piece of urban debris. Flip through the sheets, and the bag moves, breaking out of the frame, becoming a mysterious, poetic ghost of what was.

The art direction takes a playful jab at the capitalist world, one that can sugarcoat and sell anything, even something as fundamental as the right to housing or the need for public spaces.

You know those real estate posters screaming «Se Vende» or «For Sale»? We kidnaped that aesthetic, eye-popping red to grab your attention, and the clean sans-serif typography that screams professionalism. But we turned that on its head, we added a script font, giving it a modern and human touch (ironically in this case).

Our approach had to feel youthful, urban, fresh and real. The photography focuses on imperfection, spontaneity, and the raw. Nothing too polished, just the truth without filters.

At El Cuarto Lúcido, we didn’t just exhibit these spaces, we recreated one of these lost spaces. A photograph of an empty lot as the centerpiece, but you couldn’t just look at it. You had to peek through a small hole in a makeshift fence, like a nosy neighbor or a bystander trying to glimpse what’s hidden.

A projection merges with the photograph and captures the moment. This projection is still the same previous link, the plastic bag. This time, levitating in our recreated solar, until it is captured in the photograph in the same place where it was captured. We have achieved this visual game thanks to the previous integration of the 3D plastic bag within the main photograph.

This isn’t just about abandoned lots, it’s about how cities are shaped and who gets a say in it. 146.574 m² is the current area of empty lots in Granada, while communities lack public areas. These lots could be anything, but instead, they sit empty, waiting for someone to cash in. If a simple poster can make people stop, stare, and question that, then maybe it’s already working.

Behind every abandoned lot is a larger issue, real estate speculation. Developers hold onto properties, waiting for market prices to rise. This project sheds light on that reality, showing the contrast between empty land and the potential for community engagement. What if these spaces weren’t just waiting for the next big investor? What if they were already ours?

This project didn’t just exist inside a gallery, it spilled into the streets. People who passed by the posters started talking, questioning, and engaging. Visitors to the installation reflected on their own neighborhoods and the potential of forgotten spaces.

146.574 m² isn’t just about showing what’s wrong, it’s about imagining what could be right. It’s a reminder that these places, these voids, don’t have to stay empty. They could be something else. They could be ours.