I Explored This Abandoned French Castle Before It Was Burned To The Ground

Romain Thiery, born in Bergerac in 1988, is an artist photographer and amateur pianist living and working near Montpellier, France. Romain Thiery believes that the piano is deeply rooted in the depths of our culture, and has sought́ to explore the instrument from an original angle. He made it his mission to combine his two greatest passions and set out to find buildings where old pianos are left to decay. Since 2014, he has discovered more than a hundred pianos around the world, in as many places of stunning beautý. Scenes from which he never changes anything, leaving the place as it is. "Even in the midst of a degraded space, the piano never ceases to retain its power. It is there, it thrones with all its nobility". The series resulting from his works is entitled Requiem for Pianos and has made his famé take off internationally. In recent years, he has woń major international photography awards in various competitions. His solo and group exhibitions have been seen in North America, Europe and Asia. His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and festivals in New York, San Francisco, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, Madrid, Tel Aviv and many others. The most prestigious press titles have alreadỳ praised or covered his work in their pages such as El País, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Lonely Planet, Cultura Inquieta, Point de vue, Esquire, Beijing News... and in TV reports on M6 (France), DW (Germany), Channel Cuatro (Spain), TV5 Monde (France) and I24 News (France and Israel).