Abandoned places t.2

• Date de parution : 02/09/2010
• Editeur : Lannoo
• EAN : 9789020990836
• Série : (-)
• Support : Beaux livres

• Nombre de pages : 192
• Collection : (-)
• Genre : Arts et spectacles
• Thème : Photo Vidéo
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

Henk van Rensbergen takes us on an interesting journey to empty buildings, factories, polluted and abandoned places full of traps and secrets around the world. This is not without risk: some places are incredibly dangerous to visit. But the things he discovers are fascinating: a world where man... Voir plus

Henk van Rensbergen takes us on an interesting journey to empty buildings, factories, polluted and abandoned places full of traps and secrets around the world. This is not without risk: some places are incredibly dangerous to visit. But the things he discovers are fascinating: a world where man has disappeared since the moment the door was closed many years ago. Locations featured include: The Electric Company in Richmond, USA; Seaview hospital, Staten Island, USA; Essex County Jail, Newark, USA; Theatre, Newark, USA; Campus universitaire, Val Benoît, Liège, Belgium; Hôpital Civil de Jumet, Charleroi, Belgium; Labour Court, Ghent, Belgium; Sisters of Mercy - Lorette school, Mechelen, Belgium; Beelitz Heilstätten, Brandenburg, Germany; Châtillon car dump, Châtillon, Belgium; Villa Sainte Marie, Belgium, LM textile factory, Lille, France; Catacombs, Brussels, Belgium; Centrales électriques des Flandres, Flanders, Belgium; De Porre textile factory, Ghent, Belgium; Hippodrome, Groenendaal, Belgium; Town mansion, Belgium; Farmhouses, Brabant, Belgium; Train depot, Charleroi, Belgium; Museum, Belgium; Forges de Clabecq, Clabecq, Belgium; St Davids high school + Packard Plant + Fisher Body + Michigan Central Station + Lee Plaza Hotel + Broderick Tower + Cass Tech High School, Detroit, USA. Text in English & Dutch. Henk van Rensbergen is a pilot. Everywhere he goes, he looks for abandoned hospitals, buildings in decay and modern ruins. His images capture the transiency of the modern world.