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Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts) Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:21 PM Feb 2015

Urban explorer reveals an abandoned world, frozen in time

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Photo by Andre Govia

Have you ever walked past an abandoned house on the side of the road and thought to yourself, what’s in there? And why did the inhabitants leave? It’s a natural curiosity, says Andre Govia, a photographer and urban explorer, but fear of getting in trouble and the unknowns within prevent most people from walking inside. Undeterred, Govia began exploring abandoned buildings in 1999.

The decaying buildings and derelict landscapes he encountered were often vandalized, demolished or converted into newer structures. To preserve a record of the unseen history decomposing before him, he brought a camera. Soon, documentation turned to art.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/photos-enter-an-abandoned-world-frozen-in-time

Some pretty incredible photos at the link: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/photos-enter-an-abandoned-world-frozen-in-time

As I recall, there was a DU'er who posted this genre of photography here.

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Urban explorer reveals an abandoned world, frozen in time (Original Post) Adsos Letter Feb 2015 OP

Thank you for these photos, my dear Adsos Letter! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2015 #1

They do provoke a real sense of melancholy Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #2

I would have liked to know where they are too. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2015 #3

I recall reading of an apartment or home of a French No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2015 #8

Good for you, Guyton. No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #9

Fascinating, and thanks! Very cool! nt babylonsister Feb 2015 #4

Hey! Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #5

Fascinating barely describes it... SoapBox Feb 2015 #6

Awesome! Solly Mack Feb 2015 #10

That's who I was thinking of... Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #12

When I see an abandoned home, I always ponder; what happened to cause someone to walk away? liberal N proud Feb 2015 #11

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,627 posts)

1. Thank you for these photos, my dear Adsos Letter!

Reply to Adsos Letter (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:31 PM

Feb 2015

These are stunning photos, but I must say they make me sad. So much beauty, abandoned.

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)

2. They do provoke a real sense of melancholy

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:38 PM

Feb 2015

I wish he had felt the freedom to identify them.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,627 posts)

3. I would have liked to know where they are too.

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:46 PM

Feb 2015

But I understand why he didn't.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)

7. I recall reading of an apartment or home of a French

Reply to Adsos Letter (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:47 AM

Feb 2015

woman being opened after about 70 years. IIRC, it was in Paris, the woman had left and/or died. The home was abandoned, and just opened within the past year.
The first photo was, I believe, shown in connection with that story.
Perhaps Google can tell us more.