Whittingham No.23
Artwork details
Once regarded as one of the largest Mental Asylums in Europe, Whittingham became home for around 3500 patients. During the 1970?s, improvements in mental health research combined with allegations of cruelty to patients eventually lead to the demise of the Asylum. Whittingham closed its doors for good in 1995.
Image taken on medium format film and comes as a Digital C-Type print.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Photography
- Collection
- Urban Exploration
- Theme
- Photojournalism and Documentary
- technique and supports
- Color (Manual)
- Dimensions
- 19.7 × 19.7 in
- On Artelista
- SINCE SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
- Tags
- nature, urban, old, death, life, abandoned
- License
- © All rights reserved
About the artist
John Charles Taylor
United Kingdom | Photography
I took an interest in photography in 2003 after being inspired by landscape scenes of the places I visited when traveling. It was studying for my degree, whilst documenting the ruins of an old… Keep reading
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