Sunday, May 4, 2008

ruins.

Taipei seems to be the home of seemingly unforgiving modern structures of glass and stone standing, neighbor to relics of crumbling brick with jungle growing from their heart. In the middle of the city center, at the core of a seemingly unresting commercial neighborhood you can find the shell of a building overwhelmed by vines. I found the remains of a brick building in Jingmei, like a crab's shell on the beach, left behind by growth or death it stands with the branches growing through its broken windows the only life left inside.

also, more ruins from the jungle near Xingfu Amusement Park.

Building in Jingmei:



same building:


Temple ruins:












1 comment:

Claire said...

Hi Dev,
That one photo with the books and pictures that looks like it might be the old temple...is that somethingthe temple left behind or people living there?