Date of Award
2000
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Bachelor of Communications Honours
Faculty
Faculty of Communications, Health and Science
First Supervisor
Rob Giblett
Second Supervisor
Max Pam
Abstract
This thesis will examine the significance of ruin and decay in today's society, particularly the sites of industrial ruin in a post-industrial environment. It will explore the ways in which sites of ruin have been used and represented by competing cultural interests in the past and present. A focus will be on the industry of photography and its effects upon our understanding of sites of ruin, revealing possibilities for change in our aesthetic awareness of these sites. I will also include a portfolio of my own images reflecting my views and interests on a decaying industrial landscape.
Recommended Citation
Tolonen, J. (2000). Images of ruin: Decay in a post-industrial world. Edith Cowan University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/522