Beyond the Breaker

Ashley's Breaker chronicles the life and ultimate fate of the Huber Breaker -- the last standing structure of its kind in Wyoming Valley's northern coalfield. The project began through journalistic curiosity and has evolved into a multi-media exploration of the breaker through a series of videos, photographs and interviews. Enhanced by first-person commentary of the crew's own discoveries, the project delves beyond history to consider the paradoxical connections between industry, art and destruction.