http://www.urbanautica.com/post/47099840771/richard-misrach
This body of work reminded me of my own project. In Louisiana there's a band of chemical facilities that first reached public attention as "Cancer Ally" I suspect that the environmental injustice story here is pretty similar to Keene Road in Apopka, where I have been taking most of my pictures.
The photos here appear off-putting. It is clear that something has gone wrong, with the unnaturally green goopy water, desolate landscapes, and odd industrial building. The grey-green color was most likely caused by a toxic soup of all the waste chemicals. In addition to causing cancer, the waste product has severely limited the diversity of flora and fauna that can survive in the ecosystem.
At this point, I can't look at these images without wondering about the demographic info of the area, local health issues, decreasing property values, zoning laws, environmental degradation, and what this place must smell like. Sites like these tend to be clumped together, out of site and mind of most people, but glaringly unjust to the people whose lives are personally affect every day.
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