Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Abadoned beauty

So i thought i would explore the idea of abandoned places as something that evokes wonder. I found this page of "Abandoned Ruined Miracles" and they completely blew me away. The woodwork on these houses is AMAZING. I cannot fathom why they have been abandoned- they are so majestic and beautiful. I love the pictures they have on that site because they have such an eerie sadness to them, you can just imagine the rooms in the pictures filled with happy families--it's really fascinating to me.
I think that mystery is something that evokes wonder in me because I don't have the knowledge to put a reason to the situation. I think that, in a way, knowledge and understanding destroy wonder.
Here are some of my favorite pictures--




1 comment:

  1. These are amazing, I did a photo project in high school about abandoned places. i don't know why but I'm always fascinated with abandoned stuff. I always want to explore, which is probably really dangerous.

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