Ballroom, Lee Plaza Hotel, Detroit
Romain Meffre and Yves Marchand began to look at the ruins each their side in 2001. It was some time after they started photography meet and began a systematic inspection of abandoned buildings in the Paris region. By dint of practice and visit these places, they become increasingly sensitive to the rarity and uniqueness of historic buildings, especially those built in the 19th and 20th centuries, neglected and often threatened. In parallel, they work together towards a discipline, a way of photographing a common vision. Therefore, they will not cease to pursue their investigations in France first, then in Belgium, England, Spain and Italy. However, a project holds their attention more than others: the United States and especially the city of Detroit, where the destruction is no longer an anecdotal but a logical and almost natural landscape.
In 2005, after several months of research, they make a journey that will be their first exposure.
the early 20th century with the invention assembly line, Detroit is rapidly becoming the world capital of the automobile, and the 4th largest city in the Americas. "Motor City" has literally made what was to become the economic and industrial model of modern societies. But from the 50s, deindustrialization, segregation and the gradual desertion of the city to the suburbs are a change in population of nearly 2 million inhabitants in 800 000 fifty years ago. The ruins of Detroit today offer a grand vision and terrifying decline of an empire.
Their first book "Detroit remains the American dream", published by Steidl, fate soon.
Photographic exhibition presented at wacken link
Exhibition Place du Wacken Strasbourg
exhibition organized by the House and Le-Maillon in collaboration with Architecture Days
> Opening Friday, Oct. 15 - 18:30
Free admission from October 15 to December 10
Tuesday to Friday from 17h to 20h, and all performance days (Saturday Sunday and Monday inclusive) 17h after the show.
Guided tours / workshops by reservation at
Melanie Baur:
03 88 27 61 85 / melanie.baure @ the-maillon.com
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