Room With A View

This image was taken in an abandoned farm house in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The house was abandoned many decades ago and was mostly cleared of... more

by Liz Alderdice

Title

Room With A View

Artist

Liz Alderdice

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This image was taken in an abandoned farm house in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The house was abandoned many decades ago and was mostly cleared of furniture and belongings before being shut up with its memories. Most of the rooms were littered with debris from crumbling plaster and dead birds, presumably Jackdaws who had been nesting in the chimneys, before falling into the house and getting trapped. It was a haunting experience to walk around this forgotten place, knowing once a family lived here.it was once a home. Upstairs the dormer windows looked out across the garden and the fields beyond, cobwebs and dirt diffuse the light as it falls on an old lace curtain or maybe it is an old christening gown..or a bridal veil! The imagination is encouraged to play in this atmospheric and thought provoking image. The image has a texture added which is a hint of wallpaper taken from another part of the house.
There are many abandoned homes and farm buildings across Aberdeenshire, rural decline is commonplace as one travels around this largely farming area of Scotland.

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March 8th, 2013