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“Past-industrial” Age

By Artborghi @artborghi

Post industrial is today’s past.

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Colorful textiles were produced for several decades in Canton Glarus (CH).

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Hydroelectric power from flyover canals ran the industry.

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The factory weir regulated the water flow…

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and the Escher-Wyss turbines powered the looms.

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Today looms and workers are no more.

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The production arrested…

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and the factory future became its past..

Pictures shot in and around Cotlan AG, Switzerland.


Filed under: conceptual photography, photography of architecture Tagged: cotlan ag, glarus industry, industrial path glarus, industrial photography
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