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PublisherNewsouth, Incorporated

ISBN-101588385191

ISBN-139781588385192

eBay Product ID (ePID)7067072936

Product Key Features

Number of Pages104 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMurmur Trestle

Publication Year2024

SubjectSubjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Historic Preservation / General, General, Genres & Styles / Rock

TypeTextbook

AuthorJason Thrasher

Subject AreaMusic, Architecture, Photography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width10.7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2023-051624

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240327

ReviewsMurmur Trestle will be of interest to so many: those interested it in the historical evolution of cities and towns; those who are intrigued with how photographs can tell a story in a way that words cannot; those who want to be more present with their surroundings both natural and human-made; those who tend to notice the ways in which once-important structures are left behind when we've decided they're no longer useful to us., Jason is a fabulous photographer who has always kept his finger on the pulse that makes Athens vibrate. Not surprisingly, this new collection meets the high standards he assigns to his craft., Jason Thrasher's photographs whisper to us, both up close and from afar, of a now-departed southern monument-the echoes of once-rumbling trains and, later, the bursting forth of southern alternative rock into popular consciousness. With the Murmur Trestle gone, the pictures conjure those intimate moments when Thrasher and the hard-worn bridge once communed together with the teeming spirit and restless power of southern nature., Jason has always had an eye for beauty. Here he has taken our beloved iconic 'Murmur Trestle' and uncovered the creature hiding beneath the mundane shell of creosote and kudzu, giving it an almost otherworldly life of its own., Gifted photographer Jason Thrasher documented the iconic Athens, Georgia, Trail Creek Trestle (AKA the Murmur Trestle) prior to its demolition, to make way for the new pedestrian bridge and overlook on the Firefly Trail. His new book is an artistic look at the beloved railway trestle in its final hours through the seasons. There is much more than Kudzu to be seen-mimosa, Virginia creeper and jewelweed adorn the creek banks, while moss clings to the old trestle. Downtown Athens feels like it's a complete world away., Gifted photographer Jason Thrasher documented the iconic Athens, Georgia, Trail Creek Trestle (AKA the Murmur Trestle) prior to its demolition, to make way for the new pedestrian bridge and overlook on the Firefly Trail. His new book is an artistic look at the beloved railway trestle in its final hours through the seasons. There is much more than kudzu to be seen--mimosa, Virginia creeper, and jewelweed adorn the creek banks, while moss clings to the old trestle. Downtown Athens feels like it's a complete world away., Gifted photographer Jason Thrasher documented the iconic Athens, Georgia, Trail Creek Trestle (AKA the Murmur Trestle) prior to its demolition, to make way for the new pedestrian bridge and overlook on the Firefly Trail. His new book is an artistic look at the beloved railway trestle in its final hours through the seasons. There is much more than kudzu to be seen-mimosa, Virginia creeper, and jewelweed adorn the creek banks, while moss clings to the old trestle. Downtown Athens feels like it's a complete world away., Murmur Trestle is Jason Thrasher's visual meditation on one of Athens, Georgia's most iconic vernacular structures. The trestle was originally made famous by Sandra-Lee Phipps' Southern Gothic photograph that graced the back cover of R.E.M.'s groundbreaking album Murmur. Thrasher's book expands upon Phipps' singular photograph through a William Christenberry-esque multi-year study that beautifully captures the patina of time on the human-built structure as well as the changing natural flora within the surrounding environs., Murmur Trestle serves as a visual memorial for the wild corners and disused places that re-invent themselves in the heart of a community. . . . Jason Thrasher reminds us that even the fallen can go on living and remain beautiful in memory..., Jason Thrasher's photographs whisper to us, both up close and from afar, of a now-departed southern monument--the echoes of once-rumbling trains and, later, the bursting forth of southern alternative rock into popular consciousness. With the Murmur Trestle gone, the pictures conjure those intimate moments when Thrasher and the hard-worn bridge once communed together with the teeming spirit and restless power of southern nature., Here are striking images that surpass imagination: boundless tangles of kudzu in the dying southern light; then, unexpectedly, the trestlework rising up, its framework defying time yet suggesting the poetics of decay. A series of elegant images of the subject under a blanket of snow echoes a minimalist Japanese woodblock print., I have long been a big fan of Jason's photography and can think of no one better suited and able to capture this part of Athens' history.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal779/.30975818

SynopsisThe back cover of R.E.M.'s influential 1983 album Murmur famously features an image of the wooden Trail Creek Trestle. Over time the aging nineteenth-century train trestle in Athens, Georgia, became known as, simply, the ?Murmur Trestle,? a global pilgrimage site for fans of the band. Removed in 2021 to make way for a pedestrian bridge and bike path, the trestle has been captured for the ages in this new collection of photographs by Jason Thrasher. Thrasher spent six years focusing his lens on an immersive exploration of the Murmur Trestle, photographing it within its changing natural environment. His contemplative images encourage readers to engage in a visual meditation, urging them to closely observe and appreciate the details of the decaying subject. Thrasher's keen eye and patient observation reveal the wonders of details large and small and the harmonious interplay between wood, light, nature, and the seasons. Together with a foreword by Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers and ?Reason by Rot,? an original poem by MacArthur Fellow J. Drew Lanham, these images speak to the trestle's significance in the community, the region, and the world. Murmur Trestle encourages wanderers to find solace in the gentle rhythm of nature through the passage of time and to embark on personal journeys of introspection and connection with the world around us., The back cover of R.E.M.'s influential 1983 album Murmur famously features an image of the wooden Trail Creek Trestle. Over time the aging nineteenth-century train trestle in Athens, Georgia, became known as, simply, the "Murmur Trestle," a global pilgrimage site for fans of the band. Removed in 2021 to make way for a pedestrian bridge and bike path, the trestle has been captured for the ages in this new collection of photographs by Jason Thrasher. Thrasher spent six years focusing his lens on an immersive exploration of the Murmur Trestle, photographing it within its changing natural environment. His contemplative images encourage readers to engage in a visual meditation, urging them to closely observe and appreciate the details of the decaying subject. Thrasher's keen eye and patient observation reveal the wonders of details large and small and the harmonious interplay between wood, light, nature, and the seasons. Together with a foreword by Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers and "Reason by Rot," an original poem by MacArthur Fellow J. Drew Lanham, these images speak to the trestle's significance in the community, the region, and the world. Murmur Trestle encourages wanderers to find solace in the gentle rhythm of nature through the passage of time and to embark on personal journeys of introspection and connection with the world around us.

LC Classification NumberTR721.T477 2024