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Photography Of Industrial Buildings By Taewon Jang
Photography By Taewon Jang For His ” Stained Ground ” Project.
ABOUT TAEWON JANG AND PHOTOGRAPHY STYLE
In 2006, when Korean photographer Taewon Jang discovered an abandoned factory near the border of South Korea and North Korea, he was struck by the unusualness of the scene. Neither landscape nor cityscape, the sight was also strange because in South Korea the land is limited, explains the photographer, so it’s rare to see abandoned sites like this. Inspired by this anomaly, Jang began to actively seek out abandoned sites and photograph the disused industrial structures in the dead of night. To find them, he travelled not only across Korea, but in the US and Japan too, and has plans to extend the project to Europe.
” Though he photographs working factories too, Jang is always on the lookout for abandoned sites. Using the internet and books to source new locations, Jang then researches and plans thoroughly before each shoot, and has so far photographed somewhere in the realm of 450-500 sites. Because many of the places are not even recognized on today’s maps, detailed planning is necessary. Even more so, as Jang shoots with long exposures up to eight hours and is often limited to 1 or 3 sheets of film per shoot. “I often come across wild animals too, and all kinds of guards.” He adds, “I guess it’s only natural for both animals and people to be suspicious about a person roaming around at night.”
