The Last things, David Moore
A photographer who was given 'unprecented' access to document a 'secret space' which is used by the government for 'major national emergencies'. The photographs are large scale minimalist images. Depicting spaces that are empty, almost desolate and barren of people. The images made me feel uncomfortable by the austere presence. The 'sterile' conditions of the photographs is something that is haunting but also heavily impressed in my mind.
The banality of the photographs is something to be admired. The rooms are quite basic like an image of bed is nothing more than a bed? So why is it so intriguing? It looks almost like a budget hotel room, yet it has been slept in. There is tiny suggestions that the rooms are seldom used.
The photographs explore spaces not necessarily seen by the public. Probably a space not seen by many but only given a brief viewing through blockbuster films about the world about to end. Moore published some of the photographs to the newspaper wanting to get a larger audience.
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