Shadow Art by @melanie_biehle on Instagram
In my last post I wrote about how excited I am to visit Spreepark, an abandoned and decaying amusement park in Berlin. I’m not sure if it’s the visual representation of the passing of time or layer upon layer of dust, dirt, earth, and life that draws me and others to places like this. Maybe it’s the lived-inness of it all, even when the spaces themselves are empty and stark.
I love the work of Chicago-based photographer Samantha VanDeman. I first learned about her in the February/March 2014 issue of Aesthetica magazine. Tim Walker also explores this theme in some of his work, and I love the beautiful, cracked, empty spaces shared by photographer Johnny Miller.
You can see more of Samantha’s images below.
Are you inspired by decay? Share some of your inspiration with me by tagging @melanie_biehle and telling me about it on Instagram.
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