The Beauty of Decay

I have been exploring my project idea further by looking into the themes of decay and nostalgia and how they can be tied together. Sarah Arnold, in her 2016 work 'Urban Decay Photography and Film: Fetishism and the Apocalyptic Imagination', explores the human fascination with decay and ruined or "dead" urban buildings. When looking at some work she stats "The images are charged with nostalgia and instilled, with a sense of the spectral", I want my work to hold this sort of sense.

I also produced some slides to show the class in order to present my idea:

Through this project I aim to display the beauty of decay and the power of nature. I shall do this by photographing old or abandoned buildings that hold an eerie feeling and have a sense on nature taking over. The aesthetic will be shown through a cold and sombre style.