Dining Table Size:L its surface worn and marked

its surface worn and marked by years of student projects

Pig Kill Floor at Blayney

its mosaic tile fascia intact beneath layers of graffiti

Faded garments hang on a washing line inside a deteriorating room in the Ogurawa settlement's company housing

their curved profiles repurposed for whatever the land demanded

Dining Table Size:L its surface worn and markedDust coats a dining table and chairs inside a company residence at the Ogurawa settlement, Nichitsu Mining Village, the remote community in Saitama Prefecture that housed the families of Chichibu Mine workers at its peak. The settlement emptied after metal extraction ceased in 1978, with its last permanent resident leaving in September 2006. Part of the Nichitsu Mining Village series.