Ruby documented Brooklyn Arts Hotel through an index of scans of the hotel in the weeks before the furniture was removed. Through this process she created a series of photographic prints, repurposing the interiors of the Brooklyn Arts Hotel to create work to put on their walls and become part of the interior itself. The prints were hung in the rooms they were taken.

Ruby’s practice critiques the interconnection between architecture and culture, and our obsession with lifestyle through my practice critiques the interconnection between architecture and culture, and our obsession with lifestyle through collage and photography. Her work aims to draw viewers attention to the ever-changing urban landscape in front of us.