the cruelest joke
the cruelest joke
i’ll ever see
is that i thought
you’d stay with me.
photo taken at mayflower state hospital.
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Lois Bryan
fabulous. I think you probably meant your verse as words spoken from lover to lover … but with your extraordinary image, I see it more as the betrayal the poor house feels against the family who devastated and left it. Beautiful … love the touches of sunlight coming through.
blackoutangel replied
Lois, thank you. i try to make the text fitting for both – the structure itself and my own struggles. i’m glad you like it. i guess the good thing about bad times is they make me need my work more than ever.
Kevin Bergen
Your work, especially its lighting, is fantastic!
blackoutangel replied
thank you. i love playing with the editing to get lighting where i want it. it’s one of the joys in my life :)
Sharon Mau
I agree with Lois, that is much what I thought when I read the heartbreaking prose. The tonal qualities of this image are amazing, it is deep and compelling and sad. It looks as if the house has drowned. At one time it must have been quite beautiful. The cabinets are fantastic, I wish I had a wall of wood cabinets like them, they are wonderful! Is it being restored? What’s the story on this fascinating place? I want to look out the window and see the surroundings…... It captures the imagination.
blackoutangel replied
thank you, for the congrats and the kind comments. i am sure it was once an amazing site. this was taken inside an asylum built in the 30’s – it was the biggest one in the world in its time (and i believe the active portion still holds that distinction) and held over 12,000 people. my guess is that this is a medicine room. most likely this building will be demolished, which is a shame because it’s got some amazing architectural features. our priorities just are not on preserving our own past.
Sharon Mau
Congratulations on your feature in Dimensions
linifer
Congrats on the feature! Excellent work, your words are short and powerful
blackoutangel replied
thank you, Linifer. i’m glad you like it.
Stephen Rowsell
fantastic work.. your composition is always spot on.
Reg Lyons
great stuff – composition, lighting this has the lot! well done!
Rosina Lamberti
Awesome
GCAPARO
Very special its very sad, well composed & processed.
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous;