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The poetry of the ruins
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Rajanigandha said at 1:15 a.m. on Jan 27, 2007:
"I'm interested in human culture, what we do, where we have been, what we have left behind. Ruins are a window into human histories, they tell the tales of the past through the architecture and objects left behind. Ruins capture the imagination with their ability to tell stories, the rich language of architecture opens a window to the past, a poetry of architectural spaces, structures and found objects capture past events and offers them to the keen observer. Memories are inscribed on the walls and in the discarded objects; the silent rooms and dust covered furniture recall moments when these places were occupied. One of the more powerful aspect of ruins is the subject that is missing in the photographs; the people who once worked and lived in these spaces, their presence can still be felt in the architecture and discarded objects. Ruins are the containers of events played out, still vibrant and suprisingly alive with the memories of the past. These places are true museums, preserving the past in its unpolished and raw form. The aging surfaces bear the etched marks of former times, memories from the past pulse from the walls. There is a layered meaning in these places, random pieces of a historic and social puzzle are clumped together, confused by years of decay, these ruins are an archaeology of our culture, they reveal unexpected artifacts of a past that seems distant and foreign. Archived in these ruins are the collective memories of a changed culture, the forgotten pieces of the past being preserved as in a time capsule. Modern ruins exist in the fringe landscapes of our cities, places that were once hardwired to the center of the social and industrial infrastructure, now they have become faded shadows hidden behind cyclone fences on the outskirts, along old canals and abandon rail lines. They map an old system of industrial landscapes now encroached upon by office parks, expanding suburban sprawl and industrial enclaves."
Shaun O'Boyle in Photographic Essays on Ruins
LatentE said at 1:46 a.m. on Jan 27, 2007:
It's sad to look at those beautifully built sculpted archways surrounded by the ruined remains of the rest of the structures. Nice tabblo.
Experience said at 3:55 a.m. on Jan 27, 2007:
Bellissime immagini, un grande tabblo. Complimenti!
Mashpee_Paula said at 6:13 p.m. on Jan 27, 2007:
Powerful pictures....thank you for this great tabblo.
Eduardo.affonso said at 1:22 p.m. on Feb 1, 2007:
Only beautiful buildings can turn into beautiful ruins. They are one of my favorite subjects, too. Congratulations for this tabblo.
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