Christopher Rimmer's Series Signs of Life explores abandoned mining towns in Africa, towns such as Elizabeth Bay and Kolmanskop, places that were once wealthy and populated due to the diamond mining industry. These areas are now completely devoid of residents.
What fascinates me about these photographs is the kind of beauty that these places retain, despite them crumbling from abandonment. These buildings are slowly being taken back by nature, and these photos capture a sort of in-between, a meeting point between human creation and natural process. Both the buildings, the human made part, and the sand, the nature made part, of these photos exhibit a peaceful sense of change that compliment each other.
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