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The most striking shots of major operation capable of transforming the subway carriages in New York in comfortable refuges for fish. A project launched on the tracks of eco-sustainability arousing great interest in United States
For an inhabitant of the Big Apple to see his underground carriages sank in the Atlantic Ocean is a real shock: "Photograph these massive cars tossed like toys in a bathtub was a shot to the heart The observation of what happened, while the water took possession of them at the time I was stunned but then, thinking about the fish that they would find a new home, in a condominium, I cheered” This told Stephen Mallon, New York photographer born near London, author of the documentary shoot on the fate chosen by the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City, between 2001 and 2010, over 2500 subway carriages town Stainless steel wagons weighing 18 tonnes, to which the wheels had been removed, the Windows and doors were stacked and placed on a barge Then were thrown into the ocean with a special crane It might seem disrespectful behaviour but in reality is just the opposite After forty years of honorable service and carrying passengers, in fact, these carriages are now the safe haven for millions of fish This project fits into a cultural, ecological and industrial even broader; ollowing recovery techniques, find compatible recycling solutions for industrial waste until a few years ago even considered ... follows