Industrial Cemetery

History of the Industrial Revolution, #2. Denver, Colorado, 2015

Here is an attempt to capture something of the mood and history of the industrial revolution from sort of a pessimistic perspective. The smoke, the horse, the erect man, the female figure, the gravestones–all are contributing elements to the story. Even the contrails provide a symbol of the post-industrial/modern era.

The site is the Riverside Cemetery in north Denver–a very interesting spot to spend an hour or two contemplating local history and the eventual fate of all of us human beans (on this eve of yet a new year).