http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/nov/11/brownfield-sites-planning-housing-cpre
This article appeared in The Guardian after a statement by the CPRE.
This article appeared in The Guardian after a statement by the CPRE.
21 March 2012
Brownfield Stats and Information
http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/brownfield-development
Some interesting reading to do with the definition and amount of brown field sites within the UK.
Some interesting reading to do with the definition and amount of brown field sites within the UK.
19 March 2012
Marc Atkins - Journey Through a City
After reading some works by Iain Sinclair (as mentioned previously in the this blog), a lot of his musings and writing are done in conjunction with photographers and film makers.
One whose name kept on cropping up in Sinclair's books is that of Marc Atkins.
These pictures are taken from a series called 'Journey Through a City' and serve well as representation of vernacular exploration of difference urban landscapes.
The choice of black and white (and high ISO) film brings depth and feeling to these wonderfully raw, haunting and gritty images.
One whose name kept on cropping up in Sinclair's books is that of Marc Atkins.
These pictures are taken from a series called 'Journey Through a City' and serve well as representation of vernacular exploration of difference urban landscapes.
The choice of black and white (and high ISO) film brings depth and feeling to these wonderfully raw, haunting and gritty images.
18 March 2012
Demolition
After searching through the Leicester City Council website, I've delved into the Planning department portal. Of the remaining factories that do still exist in the All Saints area, this one has been approved for demolition too.
Apart from the Grade II listed Donisthorpe Building and Mandy's Snack Shop, this would mean that the whole area will have been cleared or demolished.
Picture added 21/03/12
Before
After
And right on cue, demolition work has begun on the factory at the top end of All Saints Road, near Mandy's Snack Bar. Snack Bar next?
Apart from the Grade II listed Donisthorpe Building and Mandy's Snack Shop, this would mean that the whole area will have been cleared or demolished.
Picture added 21/03/12
Before
After
And right on cue, demolition work has begun on the factory at the top end of All Saints Road, near Mandy's Snack Bar. Snack Bar next?
12 March 2012
Nadav Kander - The Long River
After some thought and consideration, I've taken a look at Nadav Kander's work, more specifically The Long River.
The pictures follow the course of the Yangtze river on it 4,100 mile journey through China. They depict the massive change within this country as it rapidly becomes the largest economy in the world
Many of the pictures don't contain any pictures of people. Those that do show them to be tiny and insignificant within the image. This is a feeling that the photographer felt the people must feel as their country hurtles inexorably into an uncertain future.
Nearly all of the images are taken on days which are either overcast or foggy. This lends well to the feeling of the images and makes them feel vast and unbounding, much as China and the Yangtze are.
The scale of some of the constructions are truly amazing. The most controversial of which has to be the Three Gorges Dam. Although it generates a tremendous amount of power and ensures their is no flooding down river, many archaeological sites where destroyed and over 1.3 million people where uprooted to make way for the massive reservoir.
The pictures follow the course of the Yangtze river on it 4,100 mile journey through China. They depict the massive change within this country as it rapidly becomes the largest economy in the world
Many of the pictures don't contain any pictures of people. Those that do show them to be tiny and insignificant within the image. This is a feeling that the photographer felt the people must feel as their country hurtles inexorably into an uncertain future.
Nearly all of the images are taken on days which are either overcast or foggy. This lends well to the feeling of the images and makes them feel vast and unbounding, much as China and the Yangtze are.
The scale of some of the constructions are truly amazing. The most controversial of which has to be the Three Gorges Dam. Although it generates a tremendous amount of power and ensures their is no flooding down river, many archaeological sites where destroyed and over 1.3 million people where uprooted to make way for the massive reservoir.
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