I walk through the streets – my gaze lingers – on decayed paths – mouldy and crumbling house walls – cracks – mould and rust – merge into a play of colours – remains of paper – on the walls and trees – only fragments – can be guessed – carelessly – imperfectly – scraped off – the traces – remain visible – form a perpetual – constantly changing – composition – remains and disappearances – as witnesses of things that have been