Industrial Symphony

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

PORTUGAL | Friday, 5 July 2013 | Views [352] | View Larger Image

The factory is now progressively invaded by vegetation that tries to regain its place in the city. The flora occupies some of the spaces and colonizes the landscape, giving this scenery of ruin a dramatic effect.

These urban voids, apparently forgotten, are increasingly quested as alternative spaces to the active zones of the metropolis. These areas are often explored by curious people who experience the awkwardness of these places, venturing not only in the inhabited buildings but also in the sense of freedom granted by its abandonment.

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The building, designed for strictly productive purposes, had become an empty place, assuming the absence of use as meaning. The space and light had become the new characters in this scenery.

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Industrial Symphony

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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