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ae | ‘ REANIMATING INDUSTRIAL SPACES Te Ie eee ae ee CIS pA ae este deena rea ease gee os cs a Coit ieee Ss Seat aa ave ad (Tg ecg eee go! amet [Nios ay hr pereeera Vicl eee king in tegards to industrial spgces? Wigaxe the svengths ey Lf CP agee ee Leon ot [aac ev ese Une URE uan he eee ores nite eee eee eee oth in the past and in contemporary society. A range of Ronee rettent ecu aces a Fivore tort Lc uc Seta Mee Global perspective, Reanimating Industial Spaces presents new engagements with the afchacology, anthropology anc Exo eteeterea eee mein pipet ea sae ic Ren te eaten bees Roce Ste wise aaNet ee fea Se Gk See ed tay TUES Seer eee tC enya ene ay See Ueto y Mey td (ibe omian aires enke oe Mears. cnany ee ee ei eat Cad eed Leeman Peat eee ula st a ue eel Geico asain Nasa et rest Seo ee) Nr pear nas Bipot ye ene Es pine) 3 Urban Exploration as Heritage Placemaking Bradley L. Garett Introduction he ra of sm ced arb danrvedmre clarly than eer jor te paamagor maf he ft nd he i ng of ‘hr mag aa nd Smygeto 00,132). 1 have pet te pst fie yea a an embed ethnogrphe witha group ‘of sout to dozen ddeated ube explorer in Loon. 2008—he ist earofmy research the lobe pc system imploded Asa rel many ‘cute! projets, neong namers pln o redevelop dit ul Ings inthe iy, were sb Arte language of eis pads taker nd lin swiped rom the oon of eee wo the posit of depression, sw the je of my projet parts ight up. Riding i ‘ae with explorer called Wachtroagh Begum, where we were photo lzaphing aod ein abandoned bugs, he sed 1 5 Keep pe ‘UK is gong fo oo like Belgium soon» pat playground of dereliction’ ‘Most of the ns Wie, Ind ots explored tote tended 0 Be at est 1 ow decade el seed In the ing sete of dey (Tie 200) However, x aretha ene occasion as UK bstesss fel ican othe col lupe, we edo he steed dor inthe headin nd then suk in sooo serio rummage throug he emans, documenting "otlogies of the present ‘tat dead arcolopes of theft meson 202, 215) ‘Ura explorer ae groupe of pple commited fo reaching, let ‘ng. coping. explring end ofc phtogphig tempo, obec aban de, det and infarcta pass he halt evan Benet 2011; Deyo tod Lsbowite 2005; MeRne 2008; Nijious 205; Paiva Sime tismriatamistencetres we aneaneon ‘Wen Enplrn as Heine Pcening» 73 and Mangh 208). Altouph the price a many ways espns 1 _loba ising Fores wich ender heey atessngy clan, so” an ‘mundane Aug 199), un eplortn snot news ee» manfesion oF ‘cating hun curs tose what ha oe character ‘of is? that an Be ced tock tough hist scour huts of ea. The ‘tories of Liyexlring Rome's loss Maia sever (Sek. 2009) oak “oligshos iste tat Lend sever ve een tl naming sigur nd pesos! cover’ Holigsend 1852208 653) eve ‘lo stay of estat wah nial ean pcos ip oreo. The ‘rings of Wa Whisan Chee Dickns (boi publ ling Condon sever explorations in 1861, Bauae snd many ler ae and oop tcleig the Dass, Salts and Saati seve pi onal grea forthe contemporary patie. ll betayed pasos fr ‘icoverng anges, peers, ncongous and absurd bes spaces ‘Academic have depicted urban exploration cer a srt of shallow setolip wher "exlores ae more eres in ese than hin” (igh and Leni 200,55) or converly arab ary tale et lat preservation (Benet 201,422) My etinograpic esearch i ‘he community bas eee ar mre mance and completed relationship wih place, one tht parcipats ia the various snd contented maria ‘ans ofthe ty and as Lave wen elsewhere bah eral Celeron of investment, coast, waste aod ition (Oat 201 2011, 2011, 2011, 201). In this chp, posit what ie asthe spatial (geogphis) unepaings otis his ognged poplar practice Whee operates as 8s of | ‘nal being placnaking proces. Tee cae sues have Ben hen for "hs pose oestons where inal un ae and have ben, the fs tutus explontion pate. 1 begin in Lda wit Bateca Power Staton, 1 deconmianed cared power sen, Batlenen (a tt collqually “own sam iconic ate Lononc (any pope wil capi fy ‘ooued smokes imme) an Iam trad i eng ot te ‘ott ears of unealing uguied tous, witout pers, of i Sutera pe co a placnaking execs, Nex move to Gerzany to ‘st Dusbag Sineraniap, en imeas ana be alneeat-enuy dere Tet et sein actor the Ra Valley whee weeks pwr o ‘cal We rick ino the se with ie information south, ac sigifcnce. Frm ise inten inteogate the ata quatis of ‘lrg snare where peal scan pte “snc an eal ments of sem Enis gnherng nd pti ‘wend akintoapaycologealexaaton Final, ead to Devo, Aner Irdely dere Motor Ci Here I vist Fisher Bay 21, an aaomotve by ‘Gecmbly plat which at oem «dead for ute exer sa th at 7 Copers into residual site memory rough ington fa post capiai fetre 2 ‘ype! to exploring for wehtecun ses and advent cement. nal these rvs, te edit of th practice, thn ras are expel witout permission, guides or frm eacidaton Tha explorations Nee. Inthe words of Sun Sontag, an unguided ou’ paying "memory ke «| ‘alte whet" (Sonag 1977, 40). Urban exploration ew search or tings ‘expe novel strange nd spectcuae Scag teu or tea he unseen allow you fd what you dont know yousreoatng fend you dn' know place wt suprises you" (Slit 200, 1) nie ‘ui iia and memtril cla evraons selene i aco. [esour stations and jaxapotions counters withthe eer igs, her Times, ther people a ther pce st off fury of psychological deiag ‘the mind ier make sens oh psleporal epics Ocoee ‘Ati, explores nits as enticing to be overly, rate ha 6 tempo inert tat allringehos Throuphow ths chap, efeace academic research on urban exper oa aad the work of wan explares temstiesthowph persona comme ‘con Explore’ mimes bere re selfaeigned penne comet ‘thereat at wn explorer Searching forte are nine wil ea ‘steady steam of fascinating ures ndvetue sre, shoud you cos follow thi oy firter In nto, plebom of wring aa photography xt from individuals (Deyo apd tow 2008, Gates 2013; ala nd ‘Manaagh 2006; Romsey WO 2010; Rep ni) an groups, suchas the Inds Desay Newer (Seu 2007, 208, 2010) who have pened beaks on modern mins, drictonpotgpty and tan explontin. So wile this cept peaks brosdly toe thee of pls, hrtag, memory and po. ‘ps amateur archaeological pai is ap stats a the bent of cae debts around what be meaning fdr spce was, is and could be ‘Our Places, Our History: Battersea Power Station ‘The frm fy cae guy the he en et (Ce i, The San Shepard 169,29.) ‘Banca Powe Stations sats sou of te River Thames and Londen’ swanky West Ed place of caf atl ardeig fied with cleanse ‘ont, expensive br, shabby ic ange shops and uit "now bul spar ‘tet onthe river: atone i Grae lied balding place on the Stary {ist of Buildings of Special Architectural o Histor Inert ed or ng the cent! power provider fr decades in London well he pe risk soc in Europe vas hosed pectin 1983 ue deceased eeey ‘tpt nod increased operating eos (Kocfoed 201). Td, Baten sas Us Explrons Hes Pacemg « 75 fom publi view at steel end high fnes wd bated wie, wang emanent developmen ti nrmaly empty svete ory guard wh atl the perimeter and th bare tmporay tee” poring evs in shoot that ake plc in ts dre cr park ew ins ers ad ‘aft reguaonslagely pee ety ote tacts, twat col aight in 208 we sad he Batre ety Es, hopped ove doped he ire door forthe others en Aer iii bates ‘ora while wating socusty make thi rounds, we qu a i sod sid under te intel fences le, te steed ar we ood unde tae sive crmblng rick wall sd sired yt the alsa snoketcs towering ‘verte pace have probably been ide th power ation» donnie tow. We hve clined he 1p ofthe ehiney scat, onto he chi ys theses, perched onthe in found our wy nto Control Rots A (Figure 3.1) and Band i the White Rood a sare ud model of ‘as intend to be bl inside he power sation st uate pin be as ‘Sometimes we leptin the White Room, Despite he portant rol ths ling ne played in he nd sory ofthe cy, a history at “oli” end on clo, the bas ba ie tempt te preserve Bate. Its as srt of erage ime; the seas too ings ordered snd pabllly coated to be renovate, ried ot ‘edevelope ad io cut sighieat oknek down Since 198, when Figere M1, Consol Rao A inside Basen Power San, Lodo, Ui 26» Chars es for eaped rate bean to be lot, root ave ben down up 0 tum be place ito an amas’ par «ie! wi bcs of fata al, sng ad Iesurecosple. n 2006, on Ish compan called Real Ete (portitisbut he ation fr 40 milion ponds. By Noverber 2011 they rere tke, nd Baten was ack on heart (Kllewe 201) ‘Siar scnros have ord at at our tae ince Bates xe {cin a power ston ize plas fr an sxpesive hosing develop tment which in soe the consrction of ido gla setae betwee he Thaw ad the sation sod aac 14,00 pele he planing ewig, ‘nay etal soceed on his occasion (ef 2013. ‘Err tine we scak inside Batons, hing ave changed more ofthe twigs cllaped te yr ein excavated soar oud no ctance ‘dea somone sept op arom: emma of ante exploration sr Foun cho anergy dn cn rout cars ene ep Semen poo. ‘ea conght ad encore ot by scty gu who soem ete ay attic othe desir to ee he lace up coe ad cle enoy the chase a {Buch ar wed, We fen play siete cout eos filed wit eves nd ices, which numerous explorers ve commented ive a "Decor Wa? Felt tem, Here we pected to shift power odifret aes is London (CGoedig, Winbleon clang) Each Boni Night we clint th ot lan wath te rework dle from chine Fg 3.2) See Motion, london ele ok meas year ding be nal pigsimage: sek ce Batons Por Sten, ewe 32,Bexie Nit for sop ‘ten Epon seins Pasmaing« 77 ir atin cy whew fh eee ott of oe, ‘wen jatar reslne tnd ache Swat ese his rn ironic 1s pose hat one day we wot be able odo this anymore, Baten wil gone or ture nto apartments fhe security guards wl gr ot tw we gain thee ad cally make s enced efor to sop a Bu hat is pr a wht makes te experience wit ing i rin ht, dpe reining popula pertved coed and det lary hs a0 ‘achecrl and merle oe out Explores oy being pt of at eri, being west the crsping death of plac, ae pivege. AS ‘Winch explore Iwas within Belg, ld me ‘reign cand hin we edo cp at sc a i te ‘lef Wi veils in ew eth ts pig opm Tt mar aie ho ale mare ch ‘There i ses het eve f Baten were oo day gone it would sil Ye 1 pace, pened in piatopraps and memory. The noon of place cen ‘eal oun exploration Place ashe Grek pilcopher Arcs (ned in Samer 201,10) wes, th fet of al beng saceeverybing tt eit Ime place and cama exist without a pla Whe pace at sat base level might hoght ofa space anvopumurpisd (pce sen soil and cular some) as Creswell 200,37) ages pc. debe nero tan bod esos ihe wt Tae wv come ty pope ding thingy soda ie ae we Rv ibe tt ae cmt be eo ‘One argument hat un explores fe put forward ia ear hartge spun at hertge es inate’ Beas they ave Bae ee Served in ste of arent day (Deter 198), The undying objection | Ita riage sty are tae, sory opp a arta ny stir, ont. DeSivey (201, 3) uggs th what any people etal Asse write hemcles it an ancpry Rotary of pace “at he inert ofthe ged fie sd the agi ps As ner poet pwicpnt ld me in ep wo Batre, whe we rank ee in the empty Souza of he White Room, "We could aly dots is he Tower of endo, could we? That Sit is Toon, This pace is London's el bering, rity anda ‘Ura xlraton sa proces fot only coil icovery nd spi but inscription, where explorers imagine these a part of be ening 78» Chars cae afro ir ave nde The samp ht he ocala ‘tral ie lcs els wi he coco ofthe Primary economic Fanconi ive (ce Eder 208) Hthe ee of eps he presen Tun, while plsemaking i frat ia the presatense (he expo ion even) pace and tae pode The sural atu of engin the in femiade ofthe past ht cul! hve Been andthe fore ht never took ‘lice’ (Boy 2007, 5). tthe sae ine, the materiality of indi ins Pica hey ar ely placed ebuk he oti asigations of bj, nd can ive people oppor inerogse normative rosso Spat {ntl ndring (des 2008, 314) flows dup fe ape ‘tse places lis nthe obvious gaps in orering mich eave mle rom {x ply and imagination (McRae 200), Ashe explore san eld ne Whe "asked him shout Batre, Eves though you may See exactly the sme things on a tour, the experience of exploring ion you own ems wil aways te completely feet You can fake at ‘Berea Power Sao, ten, an import London beige lana tnd destination for wan history wursn, despite aking 2 clear ofl ‘ape or ole within th herage indy (eH king bere ‘Sammodicaon). Ix in tbe most bare seme, ape riage ste that felong to everyone and one, minal pace for pay, cscoery and Pacemaing where we find et tig le as gms oe aa pce ange, ti, ‘onl tone tap, pe none Tins wt i nce te owt cts We beer un yo in ‘ede 208, 19) However, being Londoner, we ae avareof he sigifcance of Bates in| the ciy'shistry. Therefore, when etring, wth foreknowledge plucked fom ‘Waid strc of ends wh ve been reefers, ko fg f depen spore evens hat ok place wii i wal in th es fw yeas (nan atemp® to all the Invite econo ale of the bad ‘sl ent invest al contbt ote types of petals we might ‘soountr Where thes rvenants mania as Yecuece of tt which is ten espe o abject” (Dion 201,43), we might find tht memoria moins set thenaeves wt fre where sbored histor nab par knowedge Other places we might explore, expecially spntinenes Fura lest tangible seme of wat ind of sce, what hind of past tre ts infitaing. where embodied epernceofen rerhelns« plce’s (Ut plan Heinys Pacmag « 79 “The Archaeological Sensorium: Entering Sinteranlage rps snatons my e ogi plas othe ta a (om 207,230, ‘The wind marhowing and cating when we pa the crn ted ining ‘tought ils to Duisburg Sieranag in Gee cout tht oni host finda rin bu were comport eet in ad acsaton of ‘toe sects fren sae On io tip Winch Se Moti Stet tn were ising deze of oats, cain the Rar Vale, bere wale ‘Sle soc angeapd gland baer cures fcores We Ko eto nothing shut the plc. Coming overage, we were hk os "bung that ws vast nd erage ad Bown 08. No ntroken windows remind on te masive rick balding coud ven evsge bow logit ‘woul ako Break tht may Windows, talon ital hem "The place was so empty ad extensive it was had agin he wat scaly anyone the ut we tok no chance a aw pt he Beton euler ack whee te sectity pur obvily made the rounis. Once ‘rough tek door ppd ff te hinges by some masve machine em {5 preset the wind was sulcbd and snc serie elt Ine the {cay was il rage sand or nd th ed ton ted orenge Ge? we kebatd trough ome sot of smeling or fring proves. covered te Bor, ‘piling nda sects though upper levels of te building where stay enwasing ren plants sho ut fia betwee stig steel bears, cet Inga sea nico desescape (Fgue 3) We begs canbe the wise mal othe top hostess lng sine removed er dcayed a) a ‘pene stening Yo te calm suoundigs: metal eels, Wid-powered ‘order enxades, and cess rp. On floor with some sot of conta ‘ml ted opine th ulig filled with wrkrs at was tea ove ‘wbled by and wo wah my foting crossings Beam At hep, eked ‘ut om lg nd go ie af eB ances Fp 3.), Lat, in anther pst of he itr, wet Geman couple rsh ad « woma, wh cameras, who wer ab exparig these. Take them wat they were ding there ad the worn sd ang nh’ When ied Itthey kc what the plce was wd fr, the ma sald," Who cares, loka ‘hia and then pied and stared into vat expanse of ung chy ‘ids mots open finger mbig a be ele apd the soc. 1 derstood wht be rca at as ust, found i ciel 1 eacourage ho ‘rie hi seemingly nari fsimgs aout th pce, Bao wapcks| ‘he completed ensips we Bald in place ‘Paes posed cpt grins fi ton king 0 Coapers in Ephron Herings Masog #1 ming who oe ih some And at wt a Phe asd wp ‘hos fe i a ec gh te taps “ter pcs, Ober ‘ops ober ne, le mete of teh ny osm ‘Ti be exuding phon of mur ha hy hse cg The ‘pence of omg ces en hbo uy ri sa ‘only rami (a 99655. ‘Trough exploration, we build elaoaships with places whee the embod cexprcns of eng ad dveling cet azcuve sociation betwen bo tc and self (gold 2000, The roses finalising hat alps o ie {au space (Hethringon 2003) rks I imeasely esol and atthe sue time fring dit o comment tough neue. dee, pho toga is fen ele on a an explansiry medi, though most expres ‘il cain at photography lo large ais rely te epeince wth any “kp he media sl lack the erodoral chars an fete asin femboded expec: Emon repoees can ince fer of ange, where “the wniiiar eqabton of sl apretcasin of pce noes fer my ow ley" (Eleraoe 207, 27. en these fn’ mani ute vey inthe bay {ate fgho tights) eadigto resol eves fede gard byaprecogsiebyps ef he sensory cnx a pcesing fev Seas ta ‘el rately need and exhring (x more nts pycologil te fits faking rss, se Gurl [209. 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