The picture shows an old dial telephone hanging on a yellowed wall in an abandoned building. The once shiny surface is covered in a thick layer of dust and dirt that covers every button and groove, giving the device an almost bronze patina. The numbers on the dial look faded and the handset, which seems to have been untouched for years, symbolises the broken connection to a time long gone. The telephone is a silent witness to the communication of yesteryear, frozen in a world that no one can reach anymore. The image is a reminder of the transience of technology and the lonely beauty of decay.
My best friend introduced me to abandoned and forgotten places in March 2023. We watched lost place videos together and I was very fascinated by them. He said to me "I know something, let's go". So we drove about 45 minutes to an abandoned rehab clinic. When we got.. Read more…