The Fleeting World

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  • Creative renovation

    Creative renovation

     

  • The mining fairy tale is over behind this gate.

    The mining fairy tale is over behind this gate.

     

  • The peaceful rhythm of the waterbirds

    The peaceful rhythm of the waterbirds

     

  • No arms catch the wind anymore

    No arms catch the wind anymore

     

  • The chapel where all cables come together

    The chapel where all cables come together

     

  • The battlefield of empirical research

    The battlefield of empirical research

     

  • A chilly wind blows in the laboratory

    A chilly wind blows in the laboratory

     

  • This is where the sweets are made

    This is where the sweets are made

     

  • The lonely manual

    The lonely manual

     

  • An extinguished lamp in the void

    An extinguished lamp in the void

     

  • This elevator is no longer moving

    This elevator is no longer moving

     

  • Paperless toilet

    Paperless toilet

     

  • This bucket won't hold

    This bucket won't hold

     

  • Everything is already in the cloud anyway!

    Everything is already in the cloud anyway!

     

  • Where the scientific experiment came to an end

    Where the scientific experiment came to an end

     

  • The experiment seems to have failed

    The experiment seems to have failed

     

  • This is where we lost all connections

    This is where we lost all connections

     

  • Where the abandoned holes become a work of art

    Where the abandoned holes become a work of art

     

  • The poetry of a dark corner

    The poetry of a dark corner

     

  • Working effectively in groups

    Working effectively in groups

     

  • School is out

    School is out

     

  • Hacked in the paper age

    Hacked in the paper age

     

  • The disabled scrubbing machine

    The disabled scrubbing machine

     

  • The white snake on the stairs

    The white snake on the stairs

     

  • Where education ends

    Where education ends

     

  • Where destruction becomes normal

    Where destruction becomes normal

     

  • Kleinwagen

    Kleinwagen

     

  • Water was once pumped here

    Water was once pumped here

     

  • Is this an attempt to fill the vase with flowers?

    Is this an attempt to fill the vase with flowers?

     

  • Trans World Airlines

    Trans World Airlines

     

  • A child's dream

    A child's dream

     

  • "How does it feel to be such a freak?"

    "How does it feel to be such a freak?"

     

  • The switchmaster's chair remains empty

    The switchmaster's chair remains empty

     

  • The electrical cabinet that has been left without connections

    The electrical cabinet that has been left without connections

     

  • Will there still be a secretary here?

    Will there still be a secretary here?

     

  • Switched off and in deep sleep

    Switched off and in deep sleep

     

  • A real electrician is of no use here anymore

    A real electrician is of no use here anymore

     

  • It's not just a wheel that's broken here

    It's not just a wheel that's broken here

     

  • "Adressez vous au concierge" but not too fast!

    "Adressez vous au concierge" but not too fast!

     

  • A shelter for a flat cat

    A shelter for a flat cat

     

  • Campingplatz "Am Rohr"

    Campingplatz "Am Rohr"

     

  • At least our decay is private

    At least our decay is private

     

  • The short circuit was apparently not found

    The short circuit was apparently not found

     

  • The ivy takes over the workshop

    The ivy takes over the workshop

     

  • The blast furnace disappearing in urban renewal

    The blast furnace disappearing in urban renewal

     

  • The pop-up pipe

    The pop-up pipe

     

  • "600.000 kilo stapelblokken verscheept in 1 vracht"

    "600.000 kilo stapelblokken verscheept in 1 vracht"

     

  • The sleeping cement kiln

    The sleeping cement kiln

     

  • Under a cherry tree

    Under a cherry tree

     

  • On the barricades?

    On the barricades?

     

  • Ode to play and the refugee

    Ode to play and the refugee

     

  • This construction worker is working on his fitness

    This construction worker is working on his fitness

     

  • After the workers leave the stage

    After the workers leave the stage

     

  • The illuminated waste bin

    The illuminated waste bin

     

  • We wait in vain for the fire alarm

    We wait in vain for the fire alarm

     

  • Un sourire ne vous coute rien!

    Un sourire ne vous coute rien!

     

  • The French fry bags in a Belgian factory

    The French fry bags in a Belgian factory

     

  • Too many hands have already been washed here

    Too many hands have already been washed here

     

  • Lonely gaskets on the wall

    Lonely gaskets on the wall

     

  • A lot of paperwork has been done here

    A lot of paperwork has been done here

     

  • Holcim tu peux crever maintenant

    Holcim tu peux crever maintenant

     

  • Is there still stock in this warehouse?

    Is there still stock in this warehouse?

     

  • This must be a sunny Sunday

    This must be a sunny Sunday

     

  • Nicht nur das Licht ist hier verschwunden

    Nicht nur das Licht ist hier verschwunden

     

  • Containers in a Sunday emptiness

    Containers in a Sunday emptiness

     

  • Almost forgotten

    Almost forgotten

     

  • Above our heads once the noise of trains

    Above our heads once the noise of trains

     

  • Mother Mary's water bar is dry

    Mother Mary's water bar is dry

     

  • Here you have the choice of two directions

    Here you have the choice of two directions

     

  • Digging into the past to produce the present

    Digging into the past to produce the present

     

  • What remains is a look at the reflected nature

    What remains is a look at the reflected nature

     

  • The faded information

    The faded information

     

  • "Nicht vor der Türe parken! Danke!"

    "Nicht vor der Türe parken! Danke!"

     

  • Stairs up in the 1930s

    Stairs up in the 1930s

     

  • Through the eyes of the train driver

    Through the eyes of the train driver

     

  • 2 MAN's and Tata Steel

    2 MAN's and Tata Steel

     

  • A full glass also awaits the sailor in IJmuiden

    A full glass also awaits the sailor in IJmuiden

     

  • Why "No Entry" with this doctor?

    Why "No Entry" with this doctor?

     

  • Scheepsbevrachter

    Scheepsbevrachter

     

  • Zur Heismangel 40 M

    Zur Heismangel 40 M

     

  • Farming feeds the city

    Farming feeds the city

     

  • Pompiers Volontaires Welkenraedt

    Pompiers Volontaires Welkenraedt

     

  • Dispensaire Malvoz

    Dispensaire Malvoz

     

  • Clic-Clac-1 Heure

    Clic-Clac-1 Heure

     

  • When the wide trousers started to fall down

    When the wide trousers started to fall down

     

  • Silence descends over the industrial complex

    Silence descends over the industrial complex

     

  • Help! I'm drained!

    Help! I'm drained!

     

  • Abstraction in Renovation

    Abstraction in Renovation

     

  • If someone fell asleep on this chair, use that hooter!

    If someone fell asleep on this chair, use that hooter!

     

  • A construction site for organic building

    A construction site for organic building

     

  • No more coal from above

    No more coal from above

     

  • Where the church has already become a ruin

    Where the church has already become a ruin

     

  • The roundabout of the dead

    The roundabout of the dead

     

  • No letter in red but a blue phone call

    No letter in red but a blue phone call

     

  • It's a long wait before the ship sails in

    It's a long wait before the ship sails in

     

  • Is a slow train still coming here?

    Is a slow train still coming here?

     

  • The nostalgia of gasoline: it's time for electricity?

    The nostalgia of gasoline: it's time for electricity?

     

  • Depuis 1893

    Depuis 1893

     

  • Vergeltungswaffe 2 (V2)

    Vergeltungswaffe 2 (V2)

     

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