This impressive picture shows an abandoned clock resting on a bed of peeling paint. The once white wall around the clock is marked by time, the crumbling material giving the scene a strong impression of decay and transience. The clock itself seems to stand like a silent witness to the passing years in the midst of this decay; its hands have stopped and mark the moment when time finally came to a standstill in this lost place.
The peeling white of the walls stands in stark contrast to the dark, simple clock in the centre of the picture. The decay that surrounds this scene almost seems like a visual metaphor for the passage of time and the inevitable ageing of all things. It seems as if the clock has been overtaken by time, and yet it hangs there as the last witness to a moment long gone. The peeling paint is a reminder of the inexorable nature of decay, while at the same time the clock tells a silent story of calm and stasis.
This image epitomises the spirit of a lost place - the silence, the past that is captured and the signs of decay that are omnipresent. It evokes feelings of melancholy and contemplation about the nature of time and its meaning in abandoned places.
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…