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urbanrelics · 11 months

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POWERPLANT F

Every blast furnace company also has a power station. The gases generated during the blast furnace's smelting process were converted into electricity here, which was then used to power the rest of the company.

This power station was part of a blast furnace that was demolished back in 2016. Despite years of inactivity, the power plant has been beautifully preserved. This is probably due to the fact that all possible entrances on the ground floor were firmly closed. Getting in here required some climbing. Since the rest of the site has mostly been demolished, it will only be a matter of time before this beautiful piece of industrial heritage will undergo the same destiny.

#urban exploration #urbex #abandoned #abandoned places #ue #urbexworld #urbexpeople #photography #belgium #urban relics #industrial #steel industry #urbanexploration #urbanexploringphotography

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zombilenium · 2 years

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At Kloster Allerheiligen, Germany,

Joern Henn Photography

#art #photography #winter #nightscape #abandonedhouse #abandoned place #urbexsupreme #urbex explorer #urbex #kloster allerheiligen #germany #joern henn #urbanexploringphotography #urban exploration #urbexphotography

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savthxd · 6 months

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#goblin community #oddities #curiosities #urbexplaces #urbanexploringphotography #urbex #urban photography #graffiti #graffittiart #weirdcore #weird stuff

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cl-ea-cl · 2 years

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A piece of blue glass moon

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lucifernevergoesaway · 2 years

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#liminal spaces #liminal reality #liminalcore #liminal tumblr #liminal vibes #darkcore #dark concept #empty space #empty warehouse #warehouse #urbanexploration #urban explorers #urbanexploringphotography #urban environment

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progressi9 · 1 year

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#warsaw #poland #architektura #polska #architecture #travel #aesthetic #architectureporn #urbex kings #urbanexploringphotography #urbexphotography #warszawa

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musicforawhile1 · 2 years

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Wanna take a shower?

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darkpiratestories · 1 year

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uncle-norm · 2 years

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#urbex #urbexphotography #urbexexploration #urbexphoto #urbexsupreme #urbexdecay #urbanexploringphotography #abandonedresortphotography #abandonedMassachusetts #Massachusetts #abandonedskiresortphotography #abandonedplacesphotography #urbanexploringphotography #decay48 #abandonedrecreation #abandonedresort #abandonedskiresort #decayingbuilding #decayingskiresort #decayingresort #sonypictures #nikonpictures #livingquarters #resort #skiresort #urbexskiresort #urbexoutdoor #urbexresort #normslifephotos #urbanexploring #urbanexploration #normslifephotos (at Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci6G45OA8xL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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skewlaccount1 · 2 years

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An Analysis on Makiko's Grasp of Time

Makiko’s Battleship Island I’d like to introduce Photographer Makiko’s work as well as the photograph I will be analyzing shortly. Makiko is infamous for her black and white photography, and the image below is no exception. The photograph below is part of a 700+ series of monochromatic photographs taken on the Gunkanjima island, also known as Battleship island. I’d consider this photograph to fit into the urban exploration and abandoned photography genre. To capture this photograph Makiko had to obtain a special permission from Nagasaki City, due to the zone being restricted. The objective of the photograph is to frame how the island looks now, whilst maintaining the memories of how it used to be 40 years ago.

Remains of a Gunkanjima Island Home. Makikophoto.com/©MAKIKO

"I work mainly in black and white because I see things in monochrome. I create minimal images, timeless images" (Makiko, 2020).

Photograph Analysis

To give the external context of the photograph, it was taken in a way that is meant to resemble a child’s perspective. This was achieved by taking the photograph from a lower angle, to mimic a child’s gaze upwards. Makiko had the objective to show this home as if we were observing it through the memories of a former resident. The black and white filter really aids this because it gives the photograph a nostalgic element, which communicates the memory storyline. The lighting in the photograph is softer, and the gentleness of the shadows gives the home a sense of warmth. The home is inviting despite it being damaged, but the decay is important to showcase the abandonment of the house and island. The contrast between textures is very organic, the stiffness of the wood and concrete versus the lushness of the plants below. It really juxtaposes the abandoned life above and the new growth reclaiming the space. The flowers in the bottom right corner symbolize this new life.

“For me a camera is a tool to record what I like to describe, what I like to tell others, what I like to leave behind. It allows me to mechanically frame the moment and put all my thoughts that are often fragmented and chaotic into one visual form” (Makiko, 2020).

Final thoughts

This image appeals to me because the storytelling is done with talent. This photograph captures a moment that can bring to the viewer multiple familiar emotions. There is that feeling of comfort, knowing this was a space filled with memories and the daily lives of people we’ve never met. Looking at the image you can almost feel the shift as those memories fade and are lost in time leaving only the broken bones of a house that used to be a home. We live a fragment of an experience through this photograph, and can feel empathy though this is a circumstance we are likely never to encounter. Makiko has won the honorary mention at the Open Call of Life Framer in 2020. “ It paints the island like a distant memory – strange and magical and just out of reach” (Life Framer, 2020). Another review is from Daido Moriyama, “As such her camerawork enables her to express her profound feeling further. In addition to this, by including many archive photos describing what kind of daily life the residents used to have, (the book) is able to highlight the quality of time human beings possess. It reflects the essence of photography as media” (Moriyama, 2018). Moriyama’s comment demonstrates that Makiko is able to clearly communicate her sentiments. “A book lasts forever. I feel the same about photography, it will last as long as it can so long as it is good” (Makiko, 2020).

Citations

Makiko. (October 2016) Trails to Prayer. Makiko.com

Makiko. (January 2018) Battleship Island. Makikophoto.com

Daido Moriyama. (2018) Battleship Island. Makikophoto.com

Life Framer. (2020) “Open Call” Announcing the Winners. Life-framer.com https://www.life-framer.com/open-call-ii-2020/

Grant Scott (2020) What Does Photography Mean To You? Bluecoat Press, Liverpool, England.

#MAKIKO #photography #female photographers #Battleship Island #Open Call Award #Life Framer #black and white #black and white photography #urban exploration #urbanexploringphotography #abandoned places #old building #decay #abandoned #abandonedphotography

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urbanrelics · 10 months

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POTTERIE CHOPIN

The name “Potterie Chopin” was chosen because of the most striking items that were left behind in this old factory: material that would indicate a pottery workshop and a room where an old piano determines the image. Even though the factory has an impressive history of successive activities, it was actually never a pottery workshop.

The heart of the location is the former water mill, which was already established in 1791. A marble sawmill was already established at this place. After the construction of the water mill, a soap factory was also established. The sawmill and the soap factory alternately used the electricity generated by the water mill.

The factory was transformed in 1855 by the heir into successively a textile factory, specializing in army clothing, and a flour mill. He operated these two factories until 1895. From 1895 to 1940 a wool mill replaced it and from 1942 to 1967 the whole became an electric motor factory. After the Second World War about a hundred workers were active. The factory specialized in the manufacture of self-starting engines. In 1958 it obtained the industrial gold mark for a specific type of engine, with which Adrien de Gerlache's Antarctic expedition was equipped. In 1967 the company suffered the same fate as the spinning mill: unfortunately it had to close its doors.

It is not entirely clear how the pottery workshop came to be. Perhaps a side project of one of the former owners or inhabitants? The old pottery does yield some lovely photo opportunities though...