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:

k said...

They really are so pretty!

Julia said...

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

Unknown said...

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

LenoreNeverM♡re said...

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

Ana Degenaar said...

I agree! They are beautiful!!!
xx

Denise | Chez Danisse said...

They really are captivating. So many questions left unanswered.

A Crimson Kiss said...

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

Steven said...

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

erin said...

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

Brandi said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.