No One Home
Deterioration. Abandonment. Corruption. When looking at my photo stream, you may think I have a love for this sort of thing. You may even think me somewhat morbid. Not so. Life is not always bright, cheerful, and happy. When traveling and exploring with a camera it is the objects with wear, patina, and weathering that catch my eye. There is nothing more boring than newly painted or newly refinished surfaces to my way of thinking. I leave the sunsets, beaches, new cars, etc. for others to take. Give me an old rusty pickup truck or weathered barn and I am happy. Birds, butterflies, and flowers are pretty but an old dilapidated farmhouse is absolutely gorgeous. Worn objects are used objects and used is a word that describes life and living. The worn care lines of a human face show forth life and living in the same way. The objects that people have used and the people who have used them are the story of human relationships and human civilization. Desolation, abandonment and destruction are actually dehumanizing. They do nothing to lift up or encourage our common humanity. They are the very picture of Nihilism. Dachau and Auschwitz are Nihilism. Do we need a reminder? Why are we fascinated by dehumanizing subjects? Where is R.P. McMurphy when you need him?
No One Home
Deterioration. Abandonment. Corruption. When looking at my photo stream, you may think I have a love for this sort of thing. You may even think me somewhat morbid. Not so. Life is not always bright, cheerful, and happy. When traveling and exploring with a camera it is the objects with wear, patina, and weathering that catch my eye. There is nothing more boring than newly painted or newly refinished surfaces to my way of thinking. I leave the sunsets, beaches, new cars, etc. for others to take. Give me an old rusty pickup truck or weathered barn and I am happy. Birds, butterflies, and flowers are pretty but an old dilapidated farmhouse is absolutely gorgeous. Worn objects are used objects and used is a word that describes life and living. The worn care lines of a human face show forth life and living in the same way. The objects that people have used and the people who have used them are the story of human relationships and human civilization. Desolation, abandonment and destruction are actually dehumanizing. They do nothing to lift up or encourage our common humanity. They are the very picture of Nihilism. Dachau and Auschwitz are Nihilism. Do we need a reminder? Why are we fascinated by dehumanizing subjects? Where is R.P. McMurphy when you need him?