Post by syzygy on Apr 13, 2017 8:55:55 GMT
A Bird’s Eye View of the Industrial Scars We Have Left on Our Planet
Industrial Scars is the work of environmentalist and photographer, J Henry Fair, who brings our attention to the tragic effects created by the human impact on our planet. At first, his photographs are mesmerisingly beautiful: taken at bird’s eye perspective from a small plane, their shapes, colours and details give them an aesthetic quality that entrance and capture the imagination, yet concern and horror creep in on the realisation of the true reality of the subject. Our ever-increasing demand for energy, regularly-changing eating habits and rampant consumerism are rapidly leading to the degradation of our planet.
ALUMINIUM – GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA, USA - Reprinted with permission from Papadakis, Industrial Scars© 2016 by J Henry Fair. RRP £30, available online and from all good bookshops
Industrial Scars reveals unseen views of the effects of such production on our environment, exposing the secrets from oil drilling, hydro-fracking and coal-ash waste, to large scale agricultural production and abandoned mining operations. Each of Fair’s striking images are accompanied by detailed explanations from award-winning science writer, Lewis Smith, who writes about the effects of rampant consumerism on our environment and describes the development of industries through time and across the world.
In kmz folder attached you will find a 9 pieces selection of the scenes of the jarring photos from the book.
Photo selection and all kmz content from my source: twistedsifter.com
Industrial Scars.kmz (4.49 KB)
P.S.:
Not long ago have read Red Rising a sci-fi novel (trilogy) by Pierce Brown where the name of the main character (a "Red": a martian mineworker) was Darrow.
Well, it is clear now: also Darrow is the name of a small bauxite-miner settlement in Louisiana, USA, cited in this selection.
Industrial Scars is the work of environmentalist and photographer, J Henry Fair, who brings our attention to the tragic effects created by the human impact on our planet. At first, his photographs are mesmerisingly beautiful: taken at bird’s eye perspective from a small plane, their shapes, colours and details give them an aesthetic quality that entrance and capture the imagination, yet concern and horror creep in on the realisation of the true reality of the subject. Our ever-increasing demand for energy, regularly-changing eating habits and rampant consumerism are rapidly leading to the degradation of our planet.
ALUMINIUM – GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA, USA - Reprinted with permission from Papadakis, Industrial Scars© 2016 by J Henry Fair. RRP £30, available online and from all good bookshops
Industrial Scars reveals unseen views of the effects of such production on our environment, exposing the secrets from oil drilling, hydro-fracking and coal-ash waste, to large scale agricultural production and abandoned mining operations. Each of Fair’s striking images are accompanied by detailed explanations from award-winning science writer, Lewis Smith, who writes about the effects of rampant consumerism on our environment and describes the development of industries through time and across the world.
In kmz folder attached you will find a 9 pieces selection of the scenes of the jarring photos from the book.
Photo selection and all kmz content from my source: twistedsifter.com
Industrial Scars.kmz (4.49 KB)
P.S.:
Not long ago have read Red Rising a sci-fi novel (trilogy) by Pierce Brown where the name of the main character (a "Red": a martian mineworker) was Darrow.
Well, it is clear now: also Darrow is the name of a small bauxite-miner settlement in Louisiana, USA, cited in this selection.
