In this era of satellite imaging, drone strikes and stealth bombers, it’s hard to imagine an air war the way it was experienced a century ago. I remember myself sitting in front of a TV in the comfort of my living room in January 1991, watching explosion flashes in an eerie green hue – the… Read More
Abandoned
Urban exploration, derelict places, rust, grime and redemption from our Band of Bandos Read More
Domein Hofstade : The beautiful ghost of a public swimming pool in Flanders
The Hofstad Swimming Pool is one of the most strangely alluring abandoned places I’ve ever been : this is because it was never really supposed to be there by design, but also because after a short but vibrant participation in the history of social recreation, it is currently returning back to oblivion – almost as… Read More
Concentration City : exploring the human dimension of post-industrial decay in Patras, Greece.
“In the night air they passed the shells of concrete towers, blockhouses half buried in rubble, giant conduits filled with tyres, overhead causeways crossing broken roads [….] In the suburbs of Hell, Travis walked in the flaring light of the petrochemical plants” J.G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition Across the impressive new port of Patras in… Read More
Holding the fort : A peek inside a British GHQ Line pillbox in Somerset
A peek inside a British GHQ Line pillbox in Somerset Read More
Rust and Revelry in Charleroi : Out and about a Belgian city marked with post-industrial decay
Out and about a Belgian city marked with post-industrial decay Read More