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This
project started back in January 2006 with the primary goal
to record in photographs Malaysia's fast disappearing pre
WW2 built heritage. I love the history of these old buildings,
the objects within them and the stories they can tell.
It's a sad fact that so many of these amazing structures in
their vast array of different architectural styles, are largely
not seen as anything worth saving. Many locations are merely
left vacant, abandoned and ultimately demolished. It really
has become a race against time to track these places down
before they disappear.
I also document modern built structures, my favorite being
abandoned shopping malls. Being inside these large structures
of retail that are devoid of any human life is strangely fascinating.
These types of large abandonments are the result of various
financial crisis and developer follies that date as far back
as 20 years ago.
In the next 10 years, seeing as how the mistakes and attitudes
of the past are perhaps being repeated yet again, we may see
another round of abandonments on an even larger scale just
on the horizon. |
