A nail house is a Chinese neologism for homes belonging to people (sometimes called “stubborn nails”) who refuse to make room for real estate development. The term, a pun coined by developers, refers to nails that are stuck in wood, and cannot be pounded down with a hammer.
Lenka Clayton
Lenka Clayton, ‘Repairing Lebanon’ (2007)
A series of five digitally repaired images of buildings in Lebanon damaged by the 2006 conflict with Israel
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