William Stewart – Abandoned: Ephesus, City of Artemis

When viewed from the ancient streets of Ephesus what historical context could be given to the west’s ascendancy: a manifest destiny unfolding? Or rather a painful and contested peeling away of cultural norms born of centuries of barbaric isolation, a process still unfolding as western values clash with a broader human and natural world than ever our philosophy dreamed of.

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ABANDONED SERIES
The series brings together photobooks that each in its own way explore how we see and deal with things abandoned, past by.  Covering a wide thematic spectrum  – ranging from architecture to everyday objects – the titles ultimately share a common interest in how we deal with the transitory nature of the world around us.