At the Cultural Center:
EWEB Steam Plant- A Photographic Study
By James Bailey
December 13th- January 6th
LINCOLN CITY- “EWEB Steam Plant-A Photographic Study” is an exhibit, by photographer James Bailey, represents 3 decades (20’s,30’s and 40’s) of early industrial design. It is a photographic study of a EWEB Steam Plant preserved in a pristine state for 20 years by the Eugene Water and Electric board and is now decommissioned and listed for sale.
The Opening reception is: Friday, Dec. 13 from 5 – 7 pm and the show will run through January 6 at the Chessman Gallery inside the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
James Bailey photographed the Eugene Water and Electric Board's (EWEB) “Steam Plant” from 2009 to 2015. The Steam Plant was constructed in phases from 1930 to 1952. Its purpose was to serve as backup power generation for the utility's hydroelectric plants. It continues to be protected from deterioration and is considered surplus property. Its future is unclear at this time.
Bailey’s photographic work from the plant is most closely aligned with the industrial landscape genre of photography. |