Check it out: Decaying Domino...

Brooklyn-based photographer Noah Kalina presents a fascinating series on  Williamsburg’s decaying Domino Sugar Factory. Abandoned in 2004 after almost 150 years of continuous production (the factory made a substantial contribution to the Allied war effort in both world wars), its facade still stands as a proud reminder of the borough’s industrial heritage on Kent Avenue. There it holds an enviable vantage point on the banks of the East River, possessing an unobstructed view across the water to Manhattan. The factory’s iconic status is reflected by the mobilisation of local conservation groups who oppose its impending commercial redevelopment, by its attainment of landmark status in 2007, and, by its imitation in the best-selling video-game Grand Theft Auto IV. Kalina’s series is interesting in that (so far) the photographer has chosen to capture the structure from just a single position, looking south roughly from the corner of Kent Avenue and South 1st Street at various times of day. It’s remarkable how the building is transformed by day, night, dusk, and dawn; and it will be interesting to see how the artist (whose vast portfolio has just recently been bolstered with a great issue of The Rig Out) builds an even more complete portrait of this great American landmark before it is transformed forever.