STRIPPED

STRIPPED, Haytam Sfifa (2026) - Photographic Composite.

STRIPPED documents the dismantling of a building’s interior after repeated fire alarms forced the removal of its walls and floors. Photographed from an elevated vantage point, workers move through snow-covered streets in white protective suits, their bodies blending into the winter landscape while fragments of the structure are carried away piece by piece.

The series focuses on the quiet, methodical labor behind transformation. What was once a sealed interior becomes gradually exposed, reduced to its bare framework before reconstruction can begin. The workers appear almost anonymous—figures of function rather than identity—moving in a repetitive rhythm that mirrors the cyclical nature of destruction and rebuilding.

Through distance, repetition, and the stark contrast of black and white imagery, STRIPPED reflects on vulnerability, control, and the uneasy moment between collapse and renewal. The photographs capture a transitional state where architecture, labor, and environment converge, revealing the fragile boundary between what is hidden and what is laid bare.

The series was photographed in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.

Photographed in 2026.