Video: Endangered architectural heritage in Pondicherry
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Nothing is eternal. Things wear out, food deteriorates, architectural structures crumble over time, turning into ruins. But unlike food, some buildings look majestic even after collapse. A prime example is the disappearing architectural heritage in Pondicherry, India.
The photographs are by Poonam Mulchandani, who was amazed at the beauty of the ruined temple intended for demolition. The girl admits that as soon as she started photographing the unique building, she simply could not stop, it seemed so beautiful to her. Moreover, more charm was not even in the faded frescoes, but in the dilapidated corners of the building, exposing brown bricks.
Despite the fact that the temple is living out its last days, the photographs breathe with calmness and a subtle note of Indian wisdom. The same grandeur can be seen in photographs depicting a desolate Disneyland by Thomas Struth. Although, in the second case, we are still talking about the feeling of security. Whereas images of an Indian temple speak of despair.
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