A new exhibition is set to open in the Lake District this autumn, exploring the 'strange beauty' of abandoned quarries through photography and paint.
Blast Sheets, a study by North West photographer Max Boardman, will go on display at the Heaton Cooper Studio Archive Gallery in Grasmere from September 10.
The exhibition features black and white and colour images of disused quarries, capturing boundaries, towering walls, discarded apparatus, and slag heaps.
A spokesperson said: "The images, taken over the past two years, display the enormity of the industry and the historical and contemporary scars that are accommodated by the natural landscape."
His work focuses on the relationship between natural environments and human intervention, particularly through the lens of quarrying.
Most of the photographs were taken within the Lake District National Park, though the exhibition also includes images from the marble quarries of Carrara, Italy.
The images represent the contrast between the semi-industrial landscapes, housing the now abandoned or dormant slate quarries, and the situation of these within the larger, grander landscape of the National Park.
Curated by Julian Cooper, the exhibition also includes a large-scale painting by the artist, who shares a long-standing fascination with the subject.
Mr Boardman has exhibited across the UK, including at the Glasgow Gallery of Photograph, the Harris Museum Art Gallery, and London’s Truman Brewery.
Blast Sheets will run until October 26.
For more information, visit heatoncooper.co.uk.
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