Marseilles
The Kallisté city, "the most beautiful" in ancient Greek, has become a place of disorder.
Fifth-hand cars are parked everywhere, their tires white with dust.
On the ground, rubbish covers every corner.
Many burnt objects and packaging testify to the bored pyromania of certain inhabitants.
One of the halls of building G has been transformed into a drug market.
Price per gram and provenance are displayed on the walls.
Going around the building, the spectacle of desolation continues: constellation of charred parabolas, sections of facade with collapsed plaster, mountains of waste...
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