True to the caption for this image – “This building in La Chapelle is going far from home to dry its laundry” – Chéhère isolates buildings from their urban context and sets them free to float in his dream-like series Flying Houses. Inspired by a poetic vision of old Paris and the famous short film The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse, Chéhère surveys the working class neighbourhoods of Paris to shoot each element, such as the roof, walls and windows that make up his fantastical buildings.