Abandoned buildings always stir the imagination. They conjure ghost stories, horror films (Session 9, anyone?) and general tales of darkness. No happy endings here (although they're always more interesting).
Since 1998, Stel has devoted his entire career to photographing abandoned places, from subway tunnels and manufacturing plants to private homes, cars--even a castle! The result is a fascinating world of lost and forgotten lives. States the artist:
"Most of the general public only see decay, vandalism and ruins;
I look much deeper. Silenced by men, our man-built world is
now being reclaimed by Mother Nature; it seems a desolate and
soulless place but is still full of history and life."
You can see more of these amazing photos at Stel's site and on Behance.
A few more things to love today:
This cover for Wüthering Heights by illustrator Hayley Potter.
Art © Hayley Potter
This Picasso.
Portrait of Dora Maar, 1936
And Notebook's feature: The Best Film Posters of 2015. You know I love a good end-of-year list!
Design by Eric Buckham
That's all for today--but you know I'll be back with more to love. xoL
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I love this! I've been know to spend a whole Sunday afternoon lost in a rabbit hole on Flickr of abandoned buildings...former hospitals are my favorites. I am especially fascinated by spaces where it appears the former inhabitants had simply left for a meal or a quick errand and never returned.
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