Found space

[Tom Dinning]

There is no attempt to air these as fine art but since Sam posted his here I thought I'd keep the ideas together.
Venturing out with the idea of finding lost places, I came across these two.
They appear like a lost day, filled with mismatch, carelessness and discards; whatever was left over from the previous day or in preparation for the next. A bin, a doorway leading nowhere, a bit of plumbing and a few loose wires. I have a place in my shed just like these. There is always something in there I might need later. Its also a great place to find lost items. throw the leftovers and collect the cobwebs and cockroaches.

_DSC4609 by tom.dinning, on Flickr



_DSC4575 by tom.dinning, on Flickr​

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Sam has indeed done well to bring the phenomenon of lost spaces into our attention. And you have done well to capture these two Tom. This reminds me of the 7½th floor of a Manhattan office building in Being John Malkovich or the Platform 93/4 in Harry Potter.

The lost places of yours do really exist but apparently we choose to ignore them. What is it with us humans? Do we need to have a place where we can safely dump things without having to worry about what others may think of it? Is it an evasion of responsibility, going back to our hunter instincts?

Anyway, back to the pics.

The first one is interesting in the sense that the left hand building is rather let down and covered with graffiti whereas the right hand one is well kept. One wonders how it would look like behind the alley door. And why do they have barbed wire atop? Again, is it a high crime rate neighborhood?

The second one is a hodge-podge of elements. The red cones and the yellow "lever" add a nice touch to the overall feeling of a working environment. This is not a place for esthetics, it is just functional.