The pictures below are of the same Museum in Port of Spain. To tell the truth I have been working in this city for seven (7) years and it was only recently I knew this old building located at Broadway was a museum. Well I know a museum has artifacts and remnants but I never expected the building to be an artifact itself, well at least and unmaintained one.
The picture above I took about the ending of January, 2013 and the bottom was taken about the beginning of April, 2013. These images show the processes of urban decay and conservation. In my earlier entries it was stated that conservation does occur but is driven by wealthy educated elites who were involved in the collection o artifacts from the past (Hall and Barrett, 2012, pg 143). Furthermore the justification for conservation of a building is an intellectual, psychological and financial one. These buildings may be cultural or historic centres and there are differences to the approaches of repair and restoration of buildings (full restoration or ongoing repair). Ongoing repair seems to be example set out in the picture below.
The picture above I took about the ending of January, 2013 and the bottom was taken about the beginning of April, 2013. These images show the processes of urban decay and conservation. In my earlier entries it was stated that conservation does occur but is driven by wealthy educated elites who were involved in the collection o artifacts from the past (Hall and Barrett, 2012, pg 143). Furthermore the justification for conservation of a building is an intellectual, psychological and financial one. These buildings may be cultural or historic centres and there are differences to the approaches of repair and restoration of buildings (full restoration or ongoing repair). Ongoing repair seems to be example set out in the picture below.
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| A palette from the line of cosmetics called Urban Decay. (Google Images) |
I thought this picture painted the message perfect. This line of cosmetics is widely used especially because of their introduction to bold, bright colours. As the Museum is having a face lift or makeover it can be compared to the application of makeup. The structure is not being destroyed or rebuilt instead touches here and there is being made and the result ultimately will be magnificent.
Weird. Who would want to wear "urban decay" on their face?
ReplyDeleteInteresting pairing of the photos!
I wonder if you could tell us a little bit about urban decay or repair and crime-prevention?