{"id":618,"date":"2021-06-18T03:15:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T08:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/?p=618"},"modified":"2023-12-26T22:23:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T03:23:17","slug":"an-abandoned-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"An abandoned place"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Here&#8217;s another idea that deserves a full expos\u00e9 in some future writing: abandoned places. It deserves an essay about why it&#8217;s a recurring photo theme where ever I go. The opposite of immersive landscapes, these are true still life pictures, snapshots in time. Each location has a story of its own. Sometimes explicit, but they are usually suggestive with a few ambiguous elements that leave the completion of story to the viewer&#8217;s imagination.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Ten years ago, I looked up Nokkvi Eliasson, whose photographs accompanied poetry in the book, Iceland&#8217;s Abandoned Farms. He agreed to give us a tour (his first) of some of his finds. Following in his footsteps, today&#8217;s photo comes from a random place along a gravel road in the Westfjords. A farmhouse in a field, alone except for the sheep who had taken over the front porch. A realtor in the US might say it had a million dollar view. It was abandoned but not empty, still showing signs of life of its last occupants. The house was intact and undisturbed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The stories of these places are typically all questions and no answers. Who were the residents? What was life like when they lived there? Why did they leave? Why wasn&#8217;t the house reoccupied? Why are their possessions left behind? What does the exposed electric and plumbing tell us about its history? What&#8217;s behind the door? And what about the artificial lilies on the counter?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" class=\"wp-image-620\" src=\"https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-2048x1349.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-1080x712.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-207x136.jpg 207w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/debbiewebbie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG-1947-430x283.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s another idea that deserves a full expos\u00e9 in some future writing: abandoned places. It deserves an essay about why it&#8217;s a recurring photo theme where ever I go. The opposite of immersive landscapes, these are true still life pictures, snapshots in time. Each location has a story of its own. 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