๐ฅ Pre-order alert "PILLSBURY ABANDONED: ART AND RUIN IN THE INDUSTRIAL MIDWEST" by Robert Mazrim is published in August.
๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
For over seventy years, the Pillsbury Flour Mill was the beating heart of Springfield, Illinois. At its peak, this 18-acre powerhouse employed 1,500 workers and pioneered the convenience foods that defined mid-century America. But when the gates closed for good in 2001, a proud history gave way to decades of silence, decay, salvage, and theft.
Once a toxic landscape looming darkly over the community, the abandoned mill was destined for the wrecking ballโuntil 2023, when its jaw-dropping historic and artistic potential was finally uncovered.
Through a stunning collection of photographs captured in 2023 and 2024, this book takes you past the "No Trespassing" signs. It explores the fascinating intersection of residual history, post-abandonment graffiti, and technological extinction. Far more than a look at what used to be, these pages document what the empty space became: a masterclass in beautiful decay and a remarkable testament to the resilience of industrial art.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐.
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ALT Pre-order alert "PILLSBURY ABANDONED: ART AND RUIN IN THE INDUSTRIAL MIDWEST" by Robert Mazrim is published in August.