Rura

Text: Agnieszka Rayss, Krzysztof Racon
Publisher: Selfpublished, Paper Beats Rock
Pictures: 31
Year: 2015
Comments: 15 X 21 Cm
First Edition Of 200 Copies

Rura Is A Gigantic Steel Structure That Was Made To Transport Iron Ore From A Railway Hub To The Major Steelworks In A Heavily Industrialized Region In Southern Poland. It Overpasses A Forest, Roads, Fields And Finally For A Short Distance It Runs Over A Small Town Which Name Is Difficult To Pronounce And Remember. This Monumental Structure Dominates The Landscape Of The Town. It’s A Hostile Place To Humans Where Not Only The Landscape But Also Air, Soil And Water Have Been Poisoned By The Adjacent Landfill, Incineration Plant And Chicken Slaughterhouse. As In A Broken Mirror, You Notice Many Deformed Objects In This Degraded Landscape. In A Place Where Even The Trees Take On A Strange Shape, You Start To Believe In The Story Of A Two-Headed Cat That Lived Somewhere Around. You Walk Inside And Ask Yourself: "Do I Believe It? You Want To Understand Why People Stayed Here. Is It Just A Habit Or Some Common Unspoken Secrets? A Sound Of Slamming Doors And Barking Dogs Are One Of Many Signs That Suggest You That You Should Better Leave This Place.