Houses

On the edge of the border

In Gulouzixiang, in Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, the border between China and North Korea is not just a line on a map. It is made up of scattered villages, hills, rivers and small stone houses. One of these is the abandoned house I explored: rough walls, tiled roof, broken windows looking out over the valley. […]

March 12, 2026
Kolkata and its colonial past

In Kolkata, the former capital of British India, entire neighbourhoods still boast colonial buildings with imposing architecture but in precarious condition. Shovabazar, Bagbazar, Chitpur and the streets around College Street are dotted with buildings that were once symbols of prestige and power, now marked by water damage, peeling walls and exposed beams. Life goes on […]

August 11, 2025
Puri and its ruins

Arriving in Puri, which is a charming coastal city in Odisha, I had a clear objective: to discover abandoned places that often tell forgotten stories. The abandoned hotel on Puri Beach The first sight was an old hotel a few steps away from the beach. With its windows now blind and its walls consumed by […]

November 4, 2024
The Bats’ Den

The abandoned building located in the province of Pistoia, stands as a haunting relic of the past. As I make my way through its decaying corridors and rooms, I am greeted by an eerie atmosphere, the air heavy with the weight of abandonment and time. The Abandoned Store On the ground floor, darkness prevails, with […]

November 11, 2023
Shroma Cultural Centre

Today we travel to the Guria region, to the village of Shroma. It is here that one of the most luxurious meeting rooms in Georgia is hidden in an annexe of the school building. Inside, the décor is realistic, with paintings depicting ‘Gurians‘ in their national dress celebrating the harvest. Above the stage, a bas-relief […]

August 23, 2023
Beria’s dacha

Houses were built in the 1930s and the first orphanage in the area was opened in 1926. Primarily children who had been left without parents following the August uprising of 1924 lived there. In the years that followed, famous writers and artists often visited the orphanage. Soviet Period During the Soviet period, all buildings in […]

August 20, 2023
The Tractor Depot

A villa lost in the countryside and a darkroom…

November 20, 2021
The forgotten artist

Strange creatures wake up at night, crawling in the dark and turning their pleading eyes to the sky.

May 23, 2021
A puzzle to shape

The mountain between alienation, abandonment and depopulation…

April 19, 2021
The bride’s home

Tears enveloped the tender face of the bride in white as she abandoned the altar of roses and her pile of robes to the ravages of time.

December 20, 2020