{"id":978,"date":"2020-07-17T06:13:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T04:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/?page_id=978"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:24:14","slug":"forgotten-landscape","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/forgotten-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-978 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-La-Sombra-del-Olvido.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-La-Sombra-del-Olvido.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-La-Sombra-del-Olvido.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-La-Sombra-del-Olvido-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-La-Sombra-del-Olvido-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-La-Sombra-del-Olvido-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1-La-Sombra-del-Olvido-700x515.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-444'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>The Shadow of Oblivion<\/strong><br> Old Turia Cement Factory,<br> Burjassot, Valencia. Spain<br> Destroyed.<br> Acrylic on board 73 x 54 cm.<br> 2009\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-Ese-Extra\u00f1o-Hogar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-Ese-Extra\u00f1o-Hogar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-Ese-Extra\u00f1o-Hogar.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-Ese-Extra\u00f1o-Hogar-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-Ese-Extra\u00f1o-Hogar-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-Ese-Extra\u00f1o-Hogar-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2-Ese-Extra\u00f1o-Hogar-700x346.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-445'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>That Strange Home<\/strong><br> Cement Factory, Bu\u00f1ol, Valencia. Spain.<br> Acrylic on panel 90 x 45 cm.<br> 2013<br> Private Collection\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-La-tormenta.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-La-tormenta.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-La-tormenta.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-La-tormenta-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-La-tormenta-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-La-tormenta-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-La-tormenta-700x509.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-446'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>The Storm<\/strong><br> Brickyards of Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia. Spain<br> Destroyed.<br> Acrylic on panel 24 x 33 cm.<br> 2015<br> Private Collection\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-Another-Face-of-the-city.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-Another-Face-of-the-city.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-Another-Face-of-the-city.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-Another-Face-of-the-city-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-Another-Face-of-the-city-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-Another-Face-of-the-city-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-Another-Face-of-the-city-700x407.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-447'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Another Face of the City<\/strong><br> PECO Thermal Power Plant,<br> Philadelphia, USA.<br> Acrylic on panel 46 x 27 cm.<br> 2013\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5-Forgotten-Area-700x349.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-448'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Forgotten Area<\/strong><br> Silos of the Port of Valencia.<br> Destroyed.<br> Acrylic on panel 70 x 36 cm.<br> 2014\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\u201cThe industrial building has such symbolic values that are able to create landscapes on its own, ideal or real, due to the strength and the foundational role that the myth of the technique has had, and still has, in the generation of attitudes and mentalities in the collective subconscious of the villages\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Juli\u00e1n Sobrino Simal<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>\u201cArquitectura Industrial en Espa\u00f1a 1830-1990\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;20&#8217; down=&#8217;20&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe factory is, indeed, an enormous construction which, far from being surrounded by trees, rises in the midst of a barren space, almost to the height of the nearby hills. Next to the building, a smokestack similar to an obelisk rises more than ten metres above the building, and seems to extend towards the heavens through the black clouds of smoke emerging from it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u00c9lis\u00e9e Reclus<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>\u201cEvolution, revolution and anarchy. 1897\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[vc_separator type=&#8217;small&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8217;#ccc&#8217; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;30&#8217; down=&#8217;30&#8217;]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The abandonment to which the architecture (that sprung up and flourished under what is called the Industrial Revolution) is subject to , is a reflection of the contemporary view. It is the memory reflected in the buildings that were the mirror of a new religion, born under the name of progress of the twentieth century, it is converted or supplanted by a new belief; but this time with a different mask, more technocratic and wherein the microchip relegates the screw into the facets of the object of worship of social progress, and a supposed change in the both the current economic well being as well that of the information in industrialized societies.<br \/>\n[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8221; down=&#8221;]This is a transition so evident, that on one hand you want to forget, as proven by the failures of certain production structures, letting time itself mark that abandonment. Once again it is time, the molecular rhythm that never ceases or only appears to be stopped where it has already passed, seemingly surreal but an unstopable modifier and eroder, which breaks down the dream of gears and grease as it has done before with other architectural forms.[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8221; down=&#8221;]Typologically, some of the industrial construcitons of the past had hardly any predecessors; therefore, they can currently be considered as new industrial plant structures, architecturally compared to old buildings and cathedrals of the past. This is the symbiosis that is produced, in the resurgence of great temples of power, largely due to its intrusion into the landscape and urban modification, becoming elements of a glorios idolized progress.[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8221; down=&#8221;]These structures led to a great impact on the thinking, the economy, and the society as a whole, breaking old parameters in fields as diverse as demography or aesthetics.[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8221; down=&#8221;]These old buildings, occupiers of space and mark of the progress that seemed indelible and enduring, are the traces of an impulse and an era.[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8221; down=&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;] [\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\u201cThe industrial building has such symbolic values that are able to create landscapes on its own, ideal or real, due to the strength and the foundational role that the myth of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-978","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=978"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":981,"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978\/revisions\/981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xaviermonsalvatje.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}