Why is everyone watching and looking at ruin porn these days? Is it because it is so readily available on the internet? Is it because it is free? Or is it because it no longer means a shameful trip to the library or bookstore to seek out magazines and books full of abandoned architectural eye candy? From the tragic remains of Chernobyl to the poetic abandonment of the American Midwest, ruin porn has become much more available, offering sublime, haunting beauty.
Is it because it reminds us of our own fragility? Or is it because we want to contemplate how Modernism’s promised future never really came and now lies in ruin? Or maybe it’s just a subconscious expression of our collective disappointment that we didn’t get utopia, but we got the internet instead.
Whichever kind you fancy — we are not here to judge — here are some of our favorite grime peddlers, 20 of the best internet ruin pornographers.
Instagram user @funkydetroit
Instagram user@abandoned_unto_dust
Instagram user@abandoned__world
Instagram user @sf_miggy
Instagram user@jj_abandoned
Instagram user @itsabandoned
Instagram user @silenthunter_71
Instagram user @cassilynns
Instagram user @cityandcolourless
Instagram user @urbex.nation
