• Mine Changing Room

Mine Changing Room

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This is the changing room of an abandoned mine (which has now been capped). Thousands of these baskets hung down for each of the workers, and there were about 4000 in one huge room. The top flat section was used for valuables such as keys and money, and the baskets and hooks were used for their clothes and shoes; each worker had a key and these baskets would be hoisted up and locked. The mine… Read more
  • Dimension

    H 73 x W 53 cm (framed)

Gina Soden

At the heart of Gina Soden’s photography is a preoccupation with abandoned structures and locations. Based in Reading, she travels widely to undisclosed sites throughout Europe and explores the boundaries of beauty, decay, nostalgia and neglect. The genesis of each piece is often the unique architectural character of each location, heightened by their painfully slow transformation after years of abandonment.