Monday, January 10, 2011

left behind

 Maybe it's because "Hoarders" has me fantasizing about tearing the garage down rather than cleaning it out (yup, I'm still traumatized) but I can't stop looking at German photographer, Marcus Buck's images of architectural remains.  

They're so beautiful, the scars left behind when a building is torn down, the peeling paint in what used to be a living room, the ladder rungs going from the absent roof to the remaining one.

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11 comments:

  1. kJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    They really are so pretty!

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  2. JuliaJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Did I get a sneak peek on Pinterest? I'm stuck in that vortex too. Buck's images are captivating.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    These are pretty amazing! Man, Hoarders really did a number on you!

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  4. LenoreNeverM♡reJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    wow~ I'm inspired Abigail!
    Hauntingly so beautiful!!

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  5. Ana DegenaarJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    I agree! They are beautiful!!!
    xx

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  6. Denise | Chez DanisseJanuary 10, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    They really are captivating. So many questions left unanswered.

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  7. A Crimson KissJanuary 10, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Hoarders really got to you! But I agree, these photos are absolutely fascinating-how amazing!

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  8. StevenJanuary 10, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Love it. Reminds me of Andre Kertesz that I cannot find right now.

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  9. erinJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    beautiful images! nothing says clean, well, like nothing. :)

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  10. BrandiJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    It's kinda sad and lonely, but what a lovely way to leave a mark.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    After your post I had to check Hoarders on you tube. Oh my God. Scaring.


    The house next to the one I grew up in was bombed during second world war, and looked like these pictures. It's been like that until I was ten. I passed by going to school and used to think about the people that used to live inside. There was still some scraps of wallpaper here and there...so sad.

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