I was reading in a newspaper about the photographers that travel to Detroit in America. They go there to photograph dereliction, because that once-great city is in decline and the scenes of abandoned factories, hopeless streets and decaying architecture make for striking visuals.
The article described this kind of photography as 'ruin porn', making the point that the photos are (paradoxically) attractive as well as disturbing.
Of course, in Staffordshire, you have something similar: poor Stoke-on-Trent offers many such photo-opportunities. It makes one grieve to see how sorry parts of it look.
I mean - whatever happened to this industrial park, rather grandiosely named the 'Lord Nelson Park', which can be found on the outskirts of Hanley?
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Good theme day post
ReplyDeleteA very apt label for the image!
ReplyDeleteGreat post for theme day Mark.
ReplyDeletean interesting photo :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many people were affected by its closure
Jen from http://napierdailyphoto.blogspot.co.nz/
Good theme day shot. No doubt, in time something new will sprout here - in the meantime a paradise for photography and reflection about decay...
ReplyDeleteI think that's the first time I have heard that expression!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad thing to see! I remember Detroit as such a vibrant place when I was a kid - hopefully both places can come back to life.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see that part of Detroit. But Lord Nelson Park also looks interesting.
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