Image Number: APN113413
Path:
african.pictures /
Independent Photographers /
David Larsen
Description: The Gateway Theatre of Shopping was South Africa's biggest shopping centre when it was first buit in 2005 (see http://www.gatewayworld.co.za/index.php). It is the anchor project for massive development to the North of Durban in an area called Umhlanga Ridge. Like Sandton is to Johannesburg, a new commercial city centre which left jo'burg central without the capital to maintain it, so Umhlanga Ridge is to Durban.Malls have taken over as the new temples, operating in the life of secular society once held by the church or temple. They are places to see and be seen. They are the organising centre around which people can meet and participate in community. The only thing is one's belonging in this community is the ability to consume. They are also places of worship where what is most valued is pursued with varying degrees of passion
Collections: Independent Photographers
Subcollections:
David Larsen
Country: South Africa
Orientation: landscape
Pixel Size: 3750 x 2471
Media Id: 57_127
Credit: David Larsen / Independent Photographers / african.pictures
Keywords:
colour image ,
South Africa,
Africa,
Durban,
horizontal,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Gateway,
shopping malls,
palm trees,
Umhlanga Ridge,
,
Model Release: No
Property Release: No