Resisting Gentrification

Written by Thomas Büsch on May 5, 2014. Posted in Subversives

Homeowners who refuse to make way – in pictures worldwide


	
		

									
				
					
					
				
			
												
				
					
					
				
			
												
				
					
					
				
			
												
				
					
					
				
			
												
				
					
					
				
			
												
				
					
									
			
								
		
Seoul – A mural was painted on three mattresses belonging to people displaced from the Yongsan area
Protests by San Francisco and Oakland residents
Two nail houses left isolated on a construction site in Yichang, China
A house isolated on a mound on a construction site in Chongqing, south-west China
A local family is resisting giving his approval for the demolition of his house in Fikirtepe, Istanbul
Gentrification is everywhere - artist Halil Altindere photographed the hip hop group Tahribat-i Isyan on Taksim Square in Istanbul

A dingzihu – or ‘nail house’ – is a home where the owner refuses to accept compensation from a property developer for its demolition in China.

Tags: dingzihu, Fikirtepe, Halil Altindere, nail house, Resisting gentrification, Tahribat-i Isyan

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Resisting Gentrification

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