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Flaking

15 field studies of Flaking surfaces, decay and texture — part of the Chronostratic Field Studies archive.

15 field studies · 31 photos

Peeling yellow paint over a rust-red substrate, oxidation bleeding through in sheets.

Flaking Study 1

Vertical rust stains bleeding down through peeling white paint over a blue-painted hull.

Flaking Study 2

A weathered wooden boat hull with peeling teal paint and heavy rust staining along its seams.

Flaking Study 3

Heavy black crust breaking through peeling teal paint on wood siding.

Teal Paint & Black Crust

Multiple generations of peeling paint reveal olive, cream and rust-red layers beneath.

Flaking Study 5

Layered blue-grey and tan paint peels back across weathered wood, a red mesh fragment caught at the edge.

Flaking Study 6

A pale grey door cracks and peels around a rusted mail slot, panel seams forming a cross.

Peeling Grey Door with Rusted Mail Slot

Wide view of a tiled panel wall — white paint peeling away in broad sheets to reveal a tan substrate beneath, hairline cracks threading through the grout lines.

Peeling Tile Panels

A wide shophouse facade shows peeling paint, dark mold and brick exposed around a vent.

Flaking Study 9

Purple, green and white paint peels in curling layers off a corrugated metal fence.

Layered Paint Peel on Corrugated Fence

Paint tears back in a ragged sheet, forming a hole in the blue-grey surface.

Torn Paint Sheet

Blue and white paint peels dramatically from wooden shophouse shutters stencilled PIAGGIO.

Peeling Shophouse Shutters

Weathered teal double doors peel in dramatic layers beside a graffiti-tagged brick wall.

Flaking Study 13

White and yellow paint peels in brittle sheets from a concrete curb, a drilled hole at its center.

Flaking Study 14

Render crumbles away to expose old brick beneath, a wild fern rooting in the gap at the base of the wall.

Crumbled Render & Fern