The Edge of Ruin PM0066 These periods of subtle drama

These periods of subtle drama have played out continuously for millennia

There is a wide alternation between recurring themes

The collection was shot throughout the 1970's in the West Midlands

as occasionally he had to use out of date film stock for his photographs

as are the people who run them

The Edge of Ruin PM0066 These periods of subtle dramaWhilst the more obvious signs of our industrial legacy, the edifices of our industrial past, unless purposefully preserved for heritage, crumble into the landscape on which they were set or are erased by us, it is in the physical landscapes themselves that the lasting impression of this past remains. As I walked around these first sites, camera still firmly in my bag, what became immediately apparent to me was that I needed to look past the remaining