Abandoned factories, deserted amusement parks, castles or villas from another time fallen into ruins. So many irrecoverable places, slowly swallowed up by a process of decadence. The twilight photographs by Frenchman Romain Veillon, a specialist in visiting abandoned places, almost restore these places to their original beauty with Green Urbex. The world without us. Under the fascinated eye of the photographer (and his preface Sylvain Tesson), the green urbex (from the English urban exploration) targets abandoned territories where nature is slowly regaining control. Ballroom in Brandenburg, farm in Flanders or synagogue in Romania: the photographs set a milestone in the disappearance of these places. From their abandonment by man, through their spectacular decay, to their recovery by nature. Indoor or outdoor, Romain Veillon’s fascinating photographs challenge our idea of beauty and reflect the fragility of our civilizations.
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