Street Photography Split Three Croatia a Modernist Brutalist Development

Street Photography Split Three Croatia

These photographs of Split Three in Croatia were taken over two days while working on a movie. Split Three is a monument to what has come to be known as the Brutalist Architecture of Yugoslavia. Originally built in the 1970s, Split Three is now a lower-class housing development. It was designed by the architects Dinko Kovačić and Mihajlo Zorić. It starkly contrasts the old city of Split, which is a 4th-century Roman villa once the seat of the Holy Roman Empire under Diocletian. Here though, are the signs of poverty and neglect. Doors that lead into the buildings are graffiti-covered, dirty, and broken. Our base camp was the 50s-themed Kaffee Bar which was so full of cigarette smoke that it was hard to stay in there for more than a few minutes.

Street Photography Split Three at Night

The photographs of Split Three at night show the stark, harsh lighting that adds to the feeling of looking at a movie set. The street is illuminated by fixtures that have solid glowing spheres, and the main thoroughfare is unlit except by ambient light. 

Street Photography Split Three Croatia