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Alina Schmuch - Script of Demolition

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Often there are only seconds between the ignition of a blasting charge and the collapse of a building, but the planning for such a demolition can take weeks. Blasting is a profession that relies on experience, and that is conveyed through the medium of the image. The blaster, before he destroys the building, makes a complex technical drawing of the progression. The detonation itself is then recorded by several cameras from different view points. Afterwards, the drawings are superposed over the photographs in order to control the blast. It represents a permanent calibration, an optimisation bet

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