(Un)Authorised: Alternative Records of the Built Environment
Luuk Smits collects years of Instagram and TikTok clips from builders, machinery operators and craftspeople, arranging them into thematic sequences where materials and techniques become a form of self-expression.
Social media platforms, like Instagram and TikTok, are home to a wealth of videos by builders, construction workers, machinery operators and craftspeople who pride themselves for their work and want to share with the world their precision, creativity and expertise. Luuk Smits has been meticulously collecting such videos for years, and combines them in thematic sequences, where materials and techniques become both the focus of attention and a form of self-expression.