Exchange. The End.

Final. Exhibit.

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These are the remaining images from the Edinburgh and MMU exchange project. At most times i felt and emptiness towards the project. The numbingly repetitive action of viewing and responding became part of the normal, I guess this was because it was planed for a few months. Although i feel no significant emotions about the project, i feel it has taught me to think outside of the box and to be consistent in a line of work. We had a roll going of windows, dust and derelict enviroments. But because i felt my partner was not the most "talkative" person, i was unable to find the means of why the project went the way it did from his point of view. This often felt lazy. I over all enjoyed the experience, but i think its crucial to be paired perfectly with someone.  Maybe it felt far to consistent...and not enough experiment. The concept became the process. It was lacking something. At least i have learnt to think on my toes.  Today the exhibitions are running alongside each other in two different places. I do find that pretty awesome, 

Cheshire County Asylum. Macclesfield. Derelict Places.

The Church. Canon 600D. 

Mental Stairs. Canon 600D.
A spure of them moment trip. Unfortunately this location has been dramatically transformed in an estate. All that remains are the church and these stairs from the original asylum built in 1871.  Later known as Park Side Asylum, being in this place made imagine before of its being because a small essence remains. The Church of St Luke still stands, although boarded up, its magnificent structure appears strong due to being grade 2 listed in 1989. The Asylum was home for many patients, including epileptic, handicap and the mentally ill.  Not an amazing explore. But is certainly interesting to see what was left.
http://www.countyasylums.com/mentalasylums/parkside01.htm

Bramham House, Children's Home, Leeds. Derelict Places.

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This amazing find, secretly hidden in a small wooded area in Bramham, Leeds. Built in 1806 first as a vicarage, it became a children home for abandoned, unwanted and orphaned children, bought out by the Red Riding Council in 1947 and was later abandoned in the 1980's, where the children and staff moved to a different home that is now been demolished.  This gorgeous place just shows the neglect of some of the most amazing places over the country. And some horrid person has even removed the banister. It still contained its original wall paper, fire places and doors. We also came across a row of tiny sinks that would of been for the children's use.  Unlike St Luke's, this place and a positive vibe. I felt welcomed there and very comfortable. These are defiantly my favourite images from what i have photographed (including in earlier post). There is so much character and charm about this building, I wish i could find more information. I guess i will find that in Wakefield archives. Simply Stunning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-13604870

Bramham House, Children's Home, Leeds. Derelict Places.

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Urban Decay. No Date. Paul Roe.

St Luke's Hospital. From the book Urban Decay by Paul Roe.
I was very surprised to come across these photos in a book! Such an amazing location. Its bizarre to see the place not destroyed like it is now. Lovely pictures. Pure and clean. I like the added grain these photographs have. Really interesting as they make the images appear twice as old as it is. He has captured the essence of the place perfectly. Hassle free, just shot naturally. 

Photographer of Modernit. 1999.

Plate 7.24. Pont Transborder, 1926, New Gelatin Silver Print, By Claudine Surde, Collection  A. Jammes, Paris.
Just flicking through a few photography books in and about the the gallery, and notice this image in the "Photographer of Modernit".  It wasn't the contents of the image that drew me in, but the vertigo of the shot. It made me consider angle in photography. Not always going for the perfect, straight on shot, but experiment with different levels within the location. It could make a huge difference to the picture at the end of the day. Interesting photo. 

The Key and Lock. Instagram.

Robert Polidori. Zones of Exclusion: Pripyat and Chernobyl

Robert Polidor.
His very expensive book based on Chernobyl. Haunting images show in a very respecful, and simple style. He has not worked the images to extent that i am overwlemed by oberserving these images.  I really love how ttruely they real are. Untouched. I has to be one of the most brilliant locations of all time. Can't wait to jet off there.
OCTOBER 26 - DECEMBER 23, 2006 NEW YORK. Houk GALLERY.

Edwynn Houk Gallery was pleased to present an exhibition of more than twenty large-scale photographs by Robert Polidori. Drawn from Polidori’s 2003 monograph, Zones of Exclusion: Pripyat and Chernobyl, this exhibition... 

http://www.houkgallery.com/exhibitions/2006-10-26_robert-polidori/

Nursery In Kindergarten 7, 2001 

Operating Room, 2001 

Control Room, Reactor 4, 2001

Emulsion Lift For 600 Film. Polaroid.

Silver Shade Lift. 

Colour Lift.
These unique pieces was an experiment to settle my curiosity of the process.  Carefully trim the frame of your polaroid and soak it in boiling hot water, until you witness the transparent part of the picture slowly edge away from the gooey bit that has your picture on it. The aim is to then transfer this gooey bit to luke warm water. using a very soft paintbrush, you can open the gooey layer out to see your image, simply slide water colour paper underneath the gooey bit, and tease it into a square. You have to be so delicate with this process, and it takes a little time, and a few attempts to perfect it, but the end result is so worth it.  Here are two examples, one black and white and one colour. Im in love with this technique. Just need my loan to buy more film and i am ready to roll. Every result is unique and every print that turns out right makes you more eager to do it again and again. Stunning texture and tone. Its like mixing photography with my passion for messy art.
Link below will probably give you better instructions that me.

http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/allabout/silvershade/#liftit

Ukraine Chernobyl.

Just WOW.
Ukraine Chernobyl. The abandoned radio active city of Ukraine. Sod the sun. Im going here on my jolly holidays. The world's worst nuclear disaster took place on April 26, 1986 when testing in the Chernobyl power plant, 62 miles north of Kiev, triggered a fiery meltdown of the reactor's core. Thirty people were killed in the accident, 135,000 were evacuated, and one hundred times more radiation was released than by the atom bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki... (Read on link below)

http://www.worstpolluted.org/projects_reports/display/44

The Cloud.

The Cloud.
Inspired by "Chris's Story" (See below post) Considering the terror revolving around St Luke's Hospital, and the nightmare which was his life. The colour being absorbed form his life. And the loss of hope, and the neglect of a life, stolen by the monsters in the corridors.  The world is fucked up. 

Luke's Windows.

Luke's Windows.
Placed side by side. Watching the outside. And banging heads against a window. I want more of these shots. Create a large line of them. It would look beautiful. 

St Luke's.

http://www.chrisblagbrough.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index_files/Page483.htm

The boy who swung. 

St Luke's. Derelict Places. Trip Three.

 Canon 600D.
Third trip to St Luke's. Each time i go i favour a few photos. Often enough I'm to scared to even press the shutter.  My fascination with the building at the moment, is all the bedrooms in the old building. (Main Building). They feel so personal. There is a certain essence about them. All different colours. These would of been the rooms of the long stay patients. So the really crazy ones, and also the dorms for the inmates of the workhouse. I can imagine people staring out of them with dreamless thoughts. They are a powerful little rooms.  Those walls must of seen so much. (Bottom Image) Another bath tub, and another haunting corridoor. I cant seem to get myself to go down some of them as they plunge you in darkness. Im not going back here. Its giving me nightmares.

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