Martin Sobey is creating art in unexpected places. A New York-based street artist with a background in photography, Sobey heals concrete imperfections with abstract photo collages. The temporary, site-specific pieces focus on sidewalk cracks, construction sites & drain pipes, bringing new life to otherwise forgotten details of Sobey’s daily environments.

The majority of our favorite pieces, above, reveal hidden worlds rising up from the pavement. We can almost imagine hopping off that curb, anticipating heat from the lava beneath us.

To see more of Sobey’s work, visit his photo blog.

(via The Wooster Collective)