Uppland

Killian Doherty; Edward  Lawrenson

doi:10.2218/ED.9781836450290

Uppland

Killian Doherty (Producer), Edward Lawrenson (Director)

Edinburgh College of Art

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Abstract

An architect and filmmaker from Europe visit a town in the remote highlands of Liberia, once a thriving mining community, now decaying and desolate: a concrete ruin in the West African bush. Exploring the town, these researchers discover through its buildings a story of the promise of prosperity and forgotten injustices. A film about architecture, about the remnants of colonialism, and the spiritual cost of industrial mining.

Original language	English
Media of output	Film
Size	29 mins
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2218/ED.9781836450290
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2018

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Africa
Architecture
Neocolonialism
Extraction
Conflict
Urbanisation
Development
Violence

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Uppland

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