Silent Cities: London, Sydney & Detroit Bathed in Silence

We like this blog, Silent Cities. We like seeing images of some of the most noisy and crowded places in the world momentarily bathed in silence. There is something both serene and eerie about these scenes. The images below are from London, Sydney and Detroit.

Silent Cities was born out of a drunken debate about how it could ever be possible to recreate the scenes created in Danny Boyles’ 28 Days Later of a desolate London. The result was a blog showcasing some of the biggest cities in the world photographed in silence, and in black and white to give it that extra eerie, ghostly and spooked feel.

Currently hosting shots from London, Chicago and Sydney among others, Silent Cities is a growing project aiming to host photographs from every city in the world. So, if you’re travelling this summer and manage to find yourself immersed in a concrete jungle at 5am why not grab some shots and join the silence.

Check out the site or follow @silentcitiesuk or the hosts of the initial drunken debate @andygarner09 or @nathanmparnell

www.silentcitiesuk.blogspot.com

Tags:

You May Also Like

Gertrude Goldschmidt (a.k.a Gego), Jadwiga Maziarska and Rosemarie Trockel

Parellel Systems: Gego / Maziarska / Trockel – Exhibition Review

Exhibition Review by Richard Unwin Taking in the full height of the cutting-edge Art ...

Ellen Gallagher re-analysed: Intricate Interventions at Tate Modern

There is one truth in Ellen Gallagher exhibition at the Tate: a meme will ...

AllSaints New Music Cities – The London Episode with Roots Manuva and Mount Kimbie

Some cities stand out from the crowd. The have their own unique flavour and ...

Artist Toby Ziegler – London Art Show

This latest London art show by the artist Toby Ziegler deals with memory. It ...

Nii Ayikwei Parkes book

Nii Ayikwei Parkes on his novel Azúcar – Belonging and the Birth of a Novel

words Nii Ayikwei Parkes My new novel Azúcar is about belonging. I like to ...

Danny Larsen’ From The Shadows book

From the Shadows – Danny Larsen playing with the light

words Isabel Armitage Weary of the shadows? Danny Larsen’s new book, From The Shadows ...