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Shaun O'Boyle
Autore di Modern Ruins: Portraits of Place in the Mid-Atlantic Region
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cshalizi | 16 altre recensioni | Mar 5, 2011 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
A collection of very interesting photos of abandoned places, mostly factories but also hospitals, prisons, and an arsenal. Most of the photos are black and white, though some are in color, but still look black and white because of the bleakness of the places they depict. I don't look at a lot of photography books, but I did find these interesting.
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drewandlori | 16 altre recensioni | Feb 26, 2011 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
As a book of photographs, it must be said that there are a lot of stunners here. Shaun O'Boyle has great sense of how to use daylight to best advantage to convey physical form and tone (rather than to exaggerate graphic shadowplay). Both the black & white and color images reveal a sense of place with a confident, but gentle, touch. Furthermore, the photographs are very well presented; given room to show themselves and reproduced very well.
This publication is not presented, however, as an art book. The essays don't dwell on the qualities of the photographer, but expand on the documentary quality of the work by putting the ruins of former industrial and institutional sites into the context of geography and economic history. These essays are spare and somewhat general, but do a very good job of situating an unfamiliar reader with the broader socio-political and socio-economic landscape of the time of their creation. The introductory essay, a rumination on ruination by Geoff Manaugh, brings that context into the present place of industrial ruins in the landscape, physical and spiritual.
I very much appreciated the documentary efforts, but, I was left wanting more immediate context. Between the "very big picture" of the essays and the details captured in the photographs, the middle ground was left out. There are no site maps or floor plans; no archival photos showing the original structures in use; and no development of the suggestions in many of the photos that the sites are used for shelter, exploration and recreation.
For anyone with an attachment to any of the sites documented, the photographic treatment will be treasured. For those interested in a broad view of the remnants of Pennsylvania and mid-Atlantic heavy industry, the book as a whole provides a vivid and accessible introduction. For those in between, who would like to quantify and catalog these sites in a more disciplined way, the book falls short.… (altro)
½This publication is not presented, however, as an art book. The essays don't dwell on the qualities of the photographer, but expand on the documentary quality of the work by putting the ruins of former industrial and institutional sites into the context of geography and economic history. These essays are spare and somewhat general, but do a very good job of situating an unfamiliar reader with the broader socio-political and socio-economic landscape of the time of their creation. The introductory essay, a rumination on ruination by Geoff Manaugh, brings that context into the present place of industrial ruins in the landscape, physical and spiritual.
I very much appreciated the documentary efforts, but, I was left wanting more immediate context. Between the "very big picture" of the essays and the details captured in the photographs, the middle ground was left out. There are no site maps or floor plans; no archival photos showing the original structures in use; and no development of the suggestions in many of the photos that the sites are used for shelter, exploration and recreation.
For anyone with an attachment to any of the sites documented, the photographic treatment will be treasured. For those interested in a broad view of the remnants of Pennsylvania and mid-Atlantic heavy industry, the book as a whole provides a vivid and accessible introduction. For those in between, who would like to quantify and catalog these sites in a more disciplined way, the book falls short.… (altro)
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Dystopos | 16 altre recensioni | Feb 18, 2011 | ![](https://image.librarything.com/pics/er_tiny_logo2_20h.png)
I really enjoyed the photos in this book. Some of the places, like the mental hospital, look so creepy. It is strange how quickly nature takes over and decay sets in. My favorite pictures are those from the Bannerman Island Arsenal, which was essentially a Scottish castle set on an island in the middle of the Hudson River. The essays are quite informative as well. I will definitely look for more artwork from this artist and will be passing this one on to my photography loving friends!
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tigermel | 16 altre recensioni | Feb 7, 2011 | Potrebbero anche piacerti
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(The introduction by Geoff Manaugh is recycled BLDGBLOG entries, which is not a bad thing.)… (altro)