Memories of Australia

《澳大利亚的记忆：废弃建筑及其故事》

●产品信息——

出版社 ‏ : ‎ Schiffer (2022年1月11日)

语言 ‏ : ‎ 英语

精装 ‏ : ‎ 240页

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764362836

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764362835

商品重量 ‏ : ‎ 1.52 kilograms

尺寸 ‏ : ‎ 28.7 x 2.79 x 22.86 cm

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

●内容简介——

我们如何与曾经在我们的社区中发挥关键作用的地方接触？《澳大利亚记忆》通过记录昆士兰、新南威尔士州、维多利亚州和南澳大利亚州的废弃建筑来探讨这个问题。看看大自然如何成功地接管了旧修道院、发电厂、纺织厂、溜冰场和现在闲置着等待命运的房屋。这些照片记录了澳大利亚工业历史的建筑和内部，经常暴露出一些场景，引起人们对逐渐消失的社会文化的好奇。这些令人难忘的图片展示了沿海地区与恶劣、干燥的内陆地区的不同，其中一些地区已被宣布不适合居住，主题从一度重要的到晦涩难懂的。关于这些建筑的背景故事常常伴随着这些奇异的一瞥，让我们思考这一迷人景观的建筑和文化遗产。

How do we engage with places that once played a pivotal role in our communities? Memories of Australia explores this question by documenting abandoned buildings across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. Witness how nature is leading a successful takeover of old convents, power plants, textile factories, skate parks, and houses that now sit idle, awaiting their fate. The photographs document the architecture and interiors of Australia's industrial past, often exposing scenes that invite curiosity about a social culture that has slowly faded away. With subjects ranging from the once important to the obscure, these haunting images show how the coastal areas are different from the harsh, dry interior, some of which has been declared uninhabitable. Backstories about the buildings often accompany these singular glimpses, leaving us to contemplate the architectural and cultural legacy of this mesmerizing landscape.