00:00If it's creepy and abandoned, Delphine jammets in her element.
00:06She explores and documents the obscure urban histories of Perth.
00:10And I'm trying to fill in the gaps, focus on places that don't really get documented
00:16as much or people don't know about but are seemingly as important.
00:22Places like Perth's Rottnest Island.
00:24The tourist hotspot is better known for quokkas, though it has a fascinating wartime past.
00:30When you go to abandoned places, it changes your perspective.
00:33It changes the way you see things.
00:35Her online audience has grown to 25,000.
00:39Other accounts of so-called urban exploration have also taken off on social media.
00:44Though there's a downside.
00:46People have egos that they want to flaunt on Instagram.
00:50Urbex accounts have emerged all over TikTok and Instagram, posting photos and videos of
00:54abandoned sites.
00:55The online popularity has been a double-edged sword, with the subculture increasingly associated
01:00with vandalism and trespass, as some so-called explorers seek out thrills and online attention.
01:08Historians worry these untrained explorers could damage the integrity of historic sites.
01:13There are issues like damage to heritage sites that are often quite fragile, sometimes have
01:18areas that might be quite culturally and socially sensitive because there's been a traumatic
01:23history.
01:24There's also concerns of personal safety in derelict old buildings.
01:29Those risks don't deter Delphine Jammett.
01:32Her exploits in abandoned places seem to hold a deeper meaning.
01:36I feel like I belong there.
01:38The peace and quiet is just everything.
01:40I can go days without seeing a single person.
01:43I think my mates don't appreciate that.
01:45It's a subculture trying to find some beauty in the dark.
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