A certain sense of voyeurism sustains in the images people produce to respond to disaster.
As much as the idea of Romanticising the decrepit of industrial remains appeals, in the same way the pre-industrial ruin came to be seen as part of the romantic image in the time of the Lakeland poets; any viewing of historical buildings, ruins in particular, can be dogged with accusation of ignoring the problems, issues or catastrophic event that made them like that to begin with.
Several events can show this recently.
Japanese Tsunami 2009
Detroit Decay 2000-
New Orleans Hurricane 2005
As well as older events; specifically the opening up of the Chernobyl exclusion zone to 'tourism'.
This was highlighted in March 2012 Icon magazine.
For more images see our flickr photostream...
As much as the idea of Romanticising the decrepit of industrial remains appeals, in the same way the pre-industrial ruin came to be seen as part of the romantic image in the time of the Lakeland poets; any viewing of historical buildings, ruins in particular, can be dogged with accusation of ignoring the problems, issues or catastrophic event that made them like that to begin with.
Several events can show this recently.
Japanese Tsunami 2009
Detroit Decay 2000-
New Orleans Hurricane 2005
As well as older events; specifically the opening up of the Chernobyl exclusion zone to 'tourism'.
This was highlighted in March 2012 Icon magazine.
For more images see our flickr photostream...
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