We begin the exploration to the upstairs in the annex of the workers’ institute with a view to a kitchen. And here’s another kitchen. I can recall having photographed here. Back then the closet doors were in their place and nobody had removed the stove. There are houses right behind that window and the inhabitantsContinue reading “An Institute Beyond Recognition Part III”
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An Institute Beyond Recognition Part II
Even the stairway had gotten a large graffiti. We would eventually go upstairs, but not quite yet. First we would explore the ground floor – or the section of the ground floor which was slightly above the entrance level. There wasn’t much to see here. The windows had been shut by plywood since my previousContinue reading “An Institute Beyond Recognition Part II”
An Institute Beyond Recognition Part I
As the third location of our tour I took my friends to the abandoned workers’ institute I had photographed in 2014, 2016 and 2017 and where I had also taken a dancer for the experimental photo shoot, which really killed my interest towards photography. Two years had passed, and since then things had changed. BackContinue reading “An Institute Beyond Recognition Part I”
The Working Class Girl
Long time no see, the Dancing Ghost of the School. After a long time of being busy attending our own businesses, we managed to find a day we both had off work and other activites. We fondly remembered our previous photo shoot and decided to take a rematch. There were few suitable locations around, whereContinue reading “The Working Class Girl”
Little Stubs of Details from the Workers’ Institute
Okay, this story is getting familiar already. Another friend of mine saw my pictures and heard my stories about my urbex hobby and asked, if she could accompany me. I had a terrible crush on her, so of course I said yes. As there was nothing new abandoned in our town, we took to theContinue reading “Little Stubs of Details from the Workers’ Institute”
Return to the Workers’ Institute Part IV
The layout of the annex building was a bit difficult to grasp. Both floors weren’t entirely built in the same level, and there were dark mazes and strange spaces somewhere in between floors. Here someone has put in the effort to rip lamps and electric cords off the roof. There was also the basement, whichContinue reading “Return to the Workers’ Institute Part IV”
Return to the Workers’ Institute Part III
Our next stop was the attic of the eastern annex building. It was a long open space, where moving was made difficult by thick channels of ventilation pipes made out of concrete and brick. There was really no proper use for the place. It was just for technical equipment and storing things. Somehow a thickContinue reading “Return to the Workers’ Institute Part III”
Return to the Workers’ Institute Part II
Welcome to the eastern annex. This is about as far as I got during my previous visit. That was when I spotted a bed in one of the rooms and we backed out. But now this place looks like it hasn’t really served as anybody’s home in a while. The room looked like some sortContinue reading “Return to the Workers’ Institute Part II”
Return to the Workers’ Institute Part I
What do serial killers and arsonists have in common? They might commit single crimes at first, but then one day they enter a more active phase and go out on a spree. They kill and burn, kill and burn until somebody catches them. My spring with abandoned houses had so far been much more activeContinue reading “Return to the Workers’ Institute Part I”
A Taste of Education
In the 1950’s a workers’ institute was founded in a small village. The main aim of it was to provide education to trade union actives and to weaken the strong pro-communist opinions in the area back then. The institute received funding from the USA. It has been rumoured, that even the CIA was involved, butContinue reading “A Taste of Education”