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...