With this image you imagine yourself back in time. In a dilapidated old farmhouse in Sweden, it is as if time has stood still for 45 years.
The faded colors, the light, the gradually pulverizing wood, give a rustic, but also unique character to decay. The roof is rotten, rain and wind have free play, and give a characteristic color to the whole.
By chance I passed by and peered inside. I took pictures in one breath, marveling at the particularity of what I saw. Impressed at how rain, snow and sun give color to what has been left behind.
I wondered: Who lived there? What kind of people were they? Why did they leave leaving their belongings behind? How long will this stay that way? At the same time: they could come back in like that.
This photo gives your new, or old, interior a special patina, balances transience with your surroundings. Taking a breath with your mouth open.
From my childhood, outdoors, nature has had a special appeal. New and decayed life has a special beauty in which I can get lost, discover and feel at home. That can be in the very small, but also in the infinite. My work is a reflection.. Read more…