apocalypse, n.
a disaster resulting in drastic, irreversible damage to human society or the environment, esp. on a global scale; a cataclysm. [oed.com]
Rust may not result in drastic, irreversible damage on a global scale, but it does irreversibly change the localized area that it inhabits. And, as seen in these images, the transformation can be quite drastic. So, let's look at rust as a sort of micro-apocalypse on the metallic face of our city.
Found in a back alley in Belgravia - only the beginning for this rusting nail.
Parked on a street just south of Whyte - irreversible damage.
Seen while crossing the Highlevel bridge - paint can protect a surface from rust's apocalypse, but only for so long.
Another back alley discovery - a rolled up chain-link fence, now so rusted, it may never be unrolled again.
Loving the photography. Vivid colours!
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ReplyDeleteThese are amazing photographs! What strikes me about rust is how it disrupts the uniformity and the colour of urban spaces -- that red is really stark, against the grey(s) of of metal.
ReplyDeleteIt occurred to me as I was compiling this post that rust does the job of making colour out of the greyness for us - I'm thinking back again to this post:http://journaledmonton.blogspot.com/2011/01/greyscale.html and this one: http://journaledmonton.blogspot.com/2011/01/through.html
ReplyDeleteSo what I would ask you, Rita, is this:
Is that colour disruptive? Certainly, it changes something. But what exactly does that change do?
Seriously beautiful images, Erika.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heather.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Erika. Made me think about the that passage from Endgame about nature and decay.
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