Tampere — Split Lip Magazine

Technical-style drawing with an isometric view of industrial buildings on a square plot of land, surrounded by a crevasse on all sides, enmeshed with tree roots. A wonky forest with striped antelopes forms a desolate stronghold around the complex. — “Tampere” by Valerie Marshall.
Ink on paper, 14″ x 17″, 2025.

Valerie Marshall (@valerie.a.m) is a Helsinki-based artist and architect. Her practice uses architectural drafting techniques to explore contemporary issues related to the built environment. Her recent work focuses on the sites and structures that contemporary societies rely on but often overlook, such as industrial and agricultural production facilities and extraction industries. She has worked at award-winning firms in North America and Europe on projects of various scales across the globe.