Shopping centres are a fascinating and under-appreciated aspect of urban architecture, according to British journalist Art Anthony, who films himself walking around malls that have fallen on hard times.
Anthony is part of a sub-culture of YouTube creators making videos about shopping malls, mostly those that are either empty or in decline.
Having stumbled across the scene while looking for content to help him sleep, Anthony has now explored nearly 80 malls across the US and the UK on his channel Dead Mall Walking over the last four years.
Dying malls "can leave you feeling really uneasy"
The videos are shot from his own perspective as he slowly walks around the spaces, with his voiceover narration describing their history and current state. The unusual hobby has seen him sneak into a theme-park-turned-megamall in Nashville, explore a 140,000-square-metre shopping centre with only one occupied storefront and evade security guards in Battersea Power Station's new luxury retail precinct.
"I'll freely admit that a lot of malls look the same," Anthony told Dezeen.
"But every now and then you encounter these striking details that set them apart ? huge fountains, leftover neon, vintage storefronts ? which are all the more remarkable for their deviation from the standard formula," he added.
"Take the Trafford Centre in Manchester ? its halls are lined with real palm trees that were brought over from California, with a stint in Amsterdam to help t...