{"product_id":"9782361956837-abandoned-belgium","title":"Abandoned Belgium","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese outstanding photographic reports aim to draw attention to the often dramatic fate of a country’s abandoned heritage and its frequently forgotten beauty. The locations featured all have their own stories to tell, in a variety of voices, but with one shared theme: the fall from grace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautiful, haunting photographs of abandoned places in Belgium. The ultimate visual reference in Belgian urban exploration.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese outstanding photographic reports aim to draw attention to the often dramatic fate of a country’s abandoned heritage and its frequently forgotten beauty. The locations featured all have their own stories to tell, in a variety of voices, but with one\u003cbr\u003eshared theme: the fall from grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe old blast furnaces from the province of Liege, an old textile factory in West Flanders, or Europe’s first commodities exchange – a Gothic Revival gem in the province of Antwerp …\u003cbr\u003eThese architectural monuments have been left to weather the elements and pass into oblivion, offering a unique perspective on abandoned Belgium. At the threshold between life and death, and immortalised by Francis Meslet, these structures radiate a silence that speaks volumes. These pictures have extraordinary secrets to tell. Between 2010 and 2023, Francis Meslet travelled around Belgium looking for abandoned places – witnesses to history and the socio-economic changes that have shaped the country. What began as a way of documenting the neglect of industrial and urban monuments, quickly expanded to include other dispossessed places: factories, industrial wastelands, schools, churches, Roman baths,\u003cbr\u003eswimming pools, theatres, mansions, castles, and hospitals, for example. His photography captures the grandeur and decadence of one of the oldest European nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57050815267190,"sku":"9782361956837","price":41.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29905715.jpg?v=1768281207","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9782361956837-abandoned-belgium","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}