My latest source of inspiration/precedent studies is that of the industrial photographic images taken by the German couple Bernd and Hilla Becher. They spent 40 years of their lives documenting derelict industrial sites (water towers, warehouses, blast furnaces etc), mainly in Germany, the UK, Belgium, Holland and the US. The images are stunning and the passion they had for these structures is evident in their work. Their intention was to preserve and highlight the priceless treasure of the cultural and technological history that is, and has been, wiped from our urban industrial landscapes, and the way in which they capture the monumentality and timelessness of these subjects is remarkable. Check out some of their work...
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