As a professional photographer and pianist from France, I am fortunate to be able to meet the two artistic worlds that are close to my heart: photography and pianos.
My “Requiem for pianos” series is a proof of my attachment to music and photography, both my passions. Tirelessly practicing Chopin on my grand piano in my house, I am also a photographer who, on one of my urban explorations, captures pictures of this instrument lying there and further intensifying the mystery surrounding the place.
About fifty of my photographs are focused on a central object: the piano; sometimes with some of its keys missing, sometimes completely dismantled but always sitting imposingly.
As a pianist myself, emotion takes over when I discover an abandoned piano. This is the aim of my art: my two passions are then united in one and the same feeling.
To achieve my Requiem pour pianos series, I have explored several countries including France, Italy, Belgium, Ukraine, Germany, and Poland. Through my images, the musical notes of these abandoned pianos reason again in these buildings in ruins, giving free rein to our imagination.
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Really nice pic. The clouds of dust make it look like the piano just collapsed.
For people who are allergic to dust like me, i guess i may need double 3M masks to walk there
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In some of these photos, you can see the beautiful work created in the days when the tools to use were minimal !
Beauty forever remains,hauntingly,even after destruction,even if it's through a crack.
With a good imagination, I can see the beauty that once was !
So sad pictures. Looks like the old, forgotten cemetery of live music...
Why are such gorgeous places abandoned? I would love to own a place like that !
there are a lot of places left to decay in the world, heritage problems or not enough money to take care of most of the time.
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The real tragedy is that back in the day everyone who could afford it knew how to play piano. It was the radio/tv of the house. People created their own entertainment instead of being passively entertained by a screen. Today very few in comparison play.
Yes that's why I wanna show to people who are interesting that the piano is a majestical instrument. I play every day in my house and hope people who like piano can play again
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I'd love to see pictures of these places before they became in this much disarray. They would have been stunning!
You must go into thousands of derelict buildings to get 50 odd with pianos in them?
Would love it more if u have included the location of these places. I love searching about history in such places
unfortunately i never share the exact location about the places i shoot to protect them form vandalism and all the bad things the human can do. I only share the country, hope you understand my point of view.
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Your collection of photographs is truly stunning! I would love to see those places in person and better yet, restore those interiors, such marvellous places shouldn't be let to rot away! Pity the care for monuments is so hard and costly!
This breaks my heart to see something like this. Although it is beautiful, I hate seeing how something that was so full of joy and laughter has fallen silent...
sure is sad. I agree that they are really beautiful even in the state of disrepair.
Beautiful images, but they kinda break my heart. So much beauty wasted and abandoned.
I upvoted every photo but 2... it seems like you've truly managed to capture 'lost' music in photos - magnificent!
Most of these places are breathtaking! You captured them beautifully. What a shame that no one is enjoying them :(
thank you very much, glad you like my work
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I don't know what I really feel. But every time I see an abandoned piano in an abandoned house I feel sad and at the same time the images creep me out. goosebumps.
Sad (seeing the pianos in such a state), but beautiful nonetheless.
Why are such gorgeous places abandoned? I would love to own a place like that !
there are a lot of places left to decay in the world, heritage problems or not enough money to take care of most of the time.
Load More Replies... The real tragedy is that back in the day everyone who could afford it knew how to play piano. It was the radio/tv of the house. People created their own entertainment instead of being passively entertained by a screen. Today very few in comparison play.
Yes that's why I wanna show to people who are interesting that the piano is a majestical instrument. I play every day in my house and hope people who like piano can play again
Load More Replies... I'd love to see pictures of these places before they became in this much disarray. They would have been stunning!
You must go into thousands of derelict buildings to get 50 odd with pianos in them?
Would love it more if u have included the location of these places. I love searching about history in such places
unfortunately i never share the exact location about the places i shoot to protect them form vandalism and all the bad things the human can do. I only share the country, hope you understand my point of view.
Load More Replies... Your collection of photographs is truly stunning! I would love to see those places in person and better yet, restore those interiors, such marvellous places shouldn't be let to rot away! Pity the care for monuments is so hard and costly!
This breaks my heart to see something like this. Although it is beautiful, I hate seeing how something that was so full of joy and laughter has fallen silent...
sure is sad. I agree that they are really beautiful even in the state of disrepair.
Beautiful images, but they kinda break my heart. So much beauty wasted and abandoned.
I upvoted every photo but 2... it seems like you've truly managed to capture 'lost' music in photos - magnificent!
Most of these places are breathtaking! You captured them beautifully. What a shame that no one is enjoying them :(
thank you very much, glad you like my work
Load More Replies... I don't know what I really feel. But every time I see an abandoned piano in an abandoned house I feel sad and at the same time the images creep me out. goosebumps.
Sad (seeing the pianos in such a state), but beautiful nonetheless.
