Liza Dracup 'Lister's - A Topograpical View'

This series of images, being displayed in Ways of Looking festival, is created by photographer Liza Dracup. Liza is part of a photography group named the Bradford Grid whose objective is to document the City of Bradford, as well as the surrounding towns and countryside. Lister's Mill chimney framed within a topographical viewpoint has been the focus of her collection. Having that as a constraint helps tie all the images together but also gives her room to experiment with various photographic techniques. Location changes dramatically within the series, from rural areas to very industrial urbanized settings. It provides a nice contrast and fits perfectly with the Bradford Grid brief. There is a very vacant and empty feeling communicated with little sign of life within each image. Maybe referring to the decline of the city since the prominent industrial movement that came and went. I really admire the concept and the way she has delivered it.