Abandoned: America's Vanishing Landscape - Hardcover

Eric Hufschmid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764346601 ISBN 13: 9780764346606

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US), 2014

Synopsis

For a relatively young country, America is rich in decaying ruins that cover its landscape. Through his striking photography, Eric Holubow provides a glimpse inside these perilous structures to reveal the slow but unforgiving wear and tear that has befallen many of the country's forgotten sites. What transpires is a surprising, yet undeniable beauty beneath the rubble and decrepitude. Centred in the Rust Belt, but spanning from coast to coast, north to south, and big cities to small towns, breathtaking images of nearly a hundred sites, including factories, churches, theatres, prisons, and power plants, signify the comprehensive erosion of important parts of our history. Holubow's compelling work forces us to pay attention to formerly grand, significant landmarks and institutions that have long been ignored, and reminds us of the tragic fate that they and everything we know eventually share.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric Holubow is an American photographer of urban landscapes. He teaches photography at the Institute of Design (formerly the New Bauhaus) in Chicago, where he currently resides.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0764346601
• ISBN 13: 9780764346606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224