The World of Urban Decay
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The World of Urban Decay by Martin Ten Bouwhuijs
Arresting art photography takes the curious into the depths of worlds that normally remain hidden behind gardens overrun with wild vegetation and tall fences blazoned with Keep Out signs. Photographer Martin ten Bouwhuijs's regular urban exploration missions throughout Western Europe have culminated in this collection of haunting images made in abandoned hospitals, morgues, monasteries, power plants, schools, factories, swimming pools, and castles. Each location is described in a brief history. Capturing the venues in various states of neglect, these photographs reveal remnants of once-habitable spaces: from furniture still in place but covered in thick dust to dramatic vaulted ceilings speckled in mold and water stains to walls that have given way in complete disrepair. More than 150 dramatic images continually heighten anticipation by showing long views down empty corridors and wide views of rooms with doors that lead elsewhere - you never really know what you are going to see around the next corner.
Ten Bouwhuijs, Martin: - Martin ten Bouwhuijs was born in 1965 in Enschede, the Netherlands. He started his hobby, urban exploring, after he saw a reportage about the subject on TV, and he continues to look for abandoned buildings, hoping for beautiful pictures.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780764345692 |
| ISBN 10 | 0764345699 |
| Title | The World of Urban Decay |
| Author | Martin Ten Bouwhuijs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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