This hard-to-find volume is essential for fans of the celebrated South African photographer, Guy Tillim (b. 1962), and the only publication of his most well-known body of work. Tillim made the photographs in this exquisite small-format book during the spring and summer of 2004, while Johannesburg (locally truncated to Jo'burg) was experiencing a radical transformation of its inner city. The story is that of the city council's contentious policy of evicting and reclaiming Johannesburg's inner-city apartment blocks. The buildings—formerly owned by slumlords—were largely abandoned when the Group Areas Acts were abolished in 1991, allowing black citizens to move out of designated townships and into the city to seek better opportunities. Left at the mercy of negligent managing agents, residents of the towers often live without electricity or hot water as the buildings deteriorate around them, year after year. Tillim tells this complex social and political story through glimpses into the lives of residents. With rare access and tremendous sensitivity and subtly, Tillim captures the rich details that reveal the breadth of human struggle taking place within the gloom of the hulking buildings. The sturdy, concertina-style binding allows Tillim's photographs—each on a two-page spread—to also be considered side-by-side. The pages ultimately fold out to a span of over 30 feet, a unique way to experience this exhibition-in-a-book. There is a small quantity available now exclusively through the Aperture Curated Collection.