Exploration photographique de sites en ruines oubliés aux Etats-Unis : des hôpitaux, des églises, des hôtels, des maisons, entre autres. ©Electre 2024
Throughout the ages, mankind has been fascinated by the ruins of previous societies. The desire to gain a greater understanding of our past has driven archaeologists, artists, and scholars from across the world to study the vestiges of lifestyles that have vanished in an attempt to capture their mystique and beauty.
Originally intended as an examination of the rise and fall of the state hospital system, Matthew Christopher's Abandoned America rapidly grew to encompass derelict factories and industrial sites, schools, churches, power plants, hospitals, prisons, military installations, hotels, resorts, homes, and more. Through his collection of writing and photography, Christopher has spent the last decade documenting the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known: our own. Exploring sites like the charred remains of the Hotel Do De, the rusted cells of the Essex County Jail Annex, the sublime majesty of the Church of the Transfiguration, or the eerie and dilapidated remnants of the New Castle Elks Lodge, the work spans architectural treasures left to the elements and then all too often lost forever.
Paru le : 13/11/2014
Thématique : Ecrits sur la photographie
Auteur(s) : Auteur (photographe) : Matthew Christopher
Éditeur(s) :
Jonglez
Collection(s) : Patrimoine insolite Abandoned...
Contributeur(s) : Préfacier : James Howard Kunstler
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-36195-094-1
EAN13 : 9782361950941
Reliure : Cartonné
Hauteur: 22.0 cm / Largeur 31.0 cm
Épaisseur: 2.7 cm
Poids: 1456 g
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