An abandoned textile factory where thousands of people once worked, topper, the industrial character of this photo also came into its own in my exhibition. Robotfaces... Usine S is a big textile factory situated in Belgium. It was built in 1899 and it was specialised in the treatment of cotton, wool and textiles. About 100 years later business was not competitive enough in a newly globalised world and production ended. Today it's abandoned for about 20 years and nature is taking over. Some machines were still in place, slowly rusting, but luckily most of them got placed in a warehouse to be put in a museum in near future. Some looked very old, we even saw steam machines! Seen the size, this factory must have employed lots of workers. In a warehouse we found a crate full of workers' hats just like they just left. The site has been sold recently but the municipality doesn't seem to know where to start and slow progress is being made. Luckily there is no vandalism or graffiti. I don't visit much factories, but this was one of the most beautiful that I have ever explored.
Ik ben een gepassioneerde fotograaf die al 5 jaar unieke verlaten locatie's in Europa op beeld vastlegt. Sfeer, architectuur, lichtinvallen... Passie komt van binnen en breng ik mee naar elke trip. Urbex fotografie is een ontsnapping aan de dagelijkse grijze wereld, het omgekeerde van de saaie.. Read more…
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands