Disappearing Places Ebook
de Trevor Griffiths
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Over the past 72 years there have been countless books written and films made that recount this period in our history, most typically from the years that spanned 1939 – 1945, when the world was at war. Each one has its own storyline offering us the opportunity to engage in its content often leaving the viewer with a sense of connectedness. As viewers we find we can immerse ourselves as armchair heroes in the bloodiest of conflicts attempting to feel and understand the individual contributions that were made alongside the enormity of the land, air and sea operations that were taking place.
‘Disappearing Places’ is a body of Photographic work that seeks to revisit many of the sites, which were often hastily constructed to service an essential need at the time. The work explores and documents the remains of UK installations, from structures such as the Valley Works to the lesser-known or forgotten airfields, whose runways have long since been torn up and used as aggregates for building and repairing the ever expanding motorway networks which criss-cross this green and pleasant land. A coastline that was once littered with concrete bunkers and pillboxes are rapidly being taken to their watery graves by coastal erosion and those that remain have become canvases for local graffiti artists, leaving their own signature on these iconic concrete structures. Small communities from an ageing population continue to remember and honour the past as they welcome visitors to quiet villages that once bustled with activity. The work aims to help better appreciate and understand the extent of the scarifies that were made by a country, defending itself against invasion for its land and its people, and the sacrifices that were made by so many in the hope of a brighter future.
Some of these sites may be familiar, others kept secret for many years, recently to be discovered or made accessible, with many more now recycled or completely disappeared and replaced by alternative uses
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Caractéristiques et détails
- Catégorie principale: Livres d'art et de photographie
- Version ebook au format fixe, 80 p.
- Date de publication: juil 13, 2018
- Dernière modification juil 13, 2018
- Langue English
- Mots-clés History, Photography, World War II, Monochrome, Trevor Griffiths
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