It is not possible to view the twenty images Stephen Chalmers has in his ‘Dumpsites’ project, simply as normal photographs. You see, as soon as you realise that the now peaceful woods, still rivers and snow covered hills were once the dumping grounds for serial killers, your gut shrivels and your mind unravels.

The sheer contrast that time has created in so many of these locations. The understanding that these places are beautiful, regardless of what man has been capable of, and in turn the significance of the capturing of these images and naming each one after the victim, well, it’s altogether a heavy piece of work.

In truth I would describe it as an eerie project, yet one which catches me. It had been on show in April, and you can read about that here, at Lightwork. Be sure to take a look through Chalmers’ other projects also.

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