One Word Sunday: Decay
Tag: Verfall
The Front Door Is the Calling Card of a House
Monochrome Madness: Decay
Perpetuum repairé
The landmark of Heidelberg – the castle above the historical town – was destroyed during the 17th and 18th century, by war and fire and fires caused by war. It has been partially rebuilt but its fame is founded on its pictorial decay. Yet even this decay now needs care. The castle is hardly ever without some kind of scaffolding. A few years ago it was even advertised in the local newspapers that it would be free of any kind of visible building activities for a whole of two weeks. On the next rain-free day my sister and I went to take pictures of this unusual event. Alas – look closely:
Linked to One Word Sunday: Restoration.
The stories behind
“I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth.”
Henry Miller
Linked to Travel with Intent. For more photos inspired by the Miller quote, click here.
Revelation
The man made structure of this abandoned hut is revealed in its state of decay: the roof framework showing through the missing tiles, the vertical beams forming the centre of the construction, the way the boards are overlaid on the sides of the hut, the diagonal pannelling of the gable side.
for The Daily Post: Structure
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