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Article created by: romain thiery

In 16 years, I have discovered more than a hundred abandoned pianos in Europe for my artistic series "Requiem pour pianos." It is meant to represent scenes that I photograph in exactly the way I found them.

A year ago, I decided to go to the United States to discover new abandoned places and to find new pianos. I had been working on this project for more than 5 years: making contacts, searching on the internet, creating links with photographers, associations, and institutions...

On November 9th, 2022, the United States reopened its borders to Europeans, so I quickly decided to leave and realize this dream that I had planned for years.

What an unforgettable experience! On the spot, I crossed the state of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Accompanied by an American friend, we visited more than 20 abandoned places. Victorian houses, hotels, old boarding schools, theatres...

I immortalized nine pianos in varying states of disrepair. Many Lester, Cunningham, Poole, and Steinway & Sons pianos. I also recorded the sounds, in situ, of all the photographed pianos for my future art project. You can check out my other piano photographs here, here, here, here, here, and here.

To see more on this project, feel free to visit my website!

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Requiem Pour Pianos 118

Abandoned grand piano in a dimly lit historic room with ornate window and patterned carpet, showcasing beauty and decay.

Abandoned music room since the nineties, where only this New York Sohmer & Co. piano remains.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 113

    Abandoned piano in a decaying room with peeling paint, old books, and a vintage television, showcasing rustic beauty.

    Along a narrow road in the middle of a Pennsylvania, I found this small wooden house still filled with personal objects and a strange blue Poole piano. According to documents found on site, the house has not been lived in since the 1980s.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 117

    Abandoned piano in a decaying church interior with stained glass windows and peeling walls, showcasing rustic beauty.

    A beautiful Steinway & Sons piano inside the sanctuary of an abandoned Presbyterian church.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 119

    Abandoned piano in a vintage room with an American flag, old books, and antique furniture, showing rustic beauty.

    In the center of a small town, this wooden house is slowly seeing its beauty fade. Inside I discovered an incredible scene centered around a Poole piano.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 114

    Abandoned grand piano on stage in a decaying, empty theater, representing beautiful abandoned pianos in the United States.

    Two Lester pianos inside the auditorium of the abandoned J.W. Cooper High School in Pennsylvania.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 123

    Abandoned piano in a worn room scattered with vinyl records and books, capturing beautiful abandoned pianos in the United States.

    Sitting discreetly atop a hill, this Victorian house has not been lived in for a very long time. The owner, who was certainly a music lover, abandoned the house, leaving everything behind, including this Cunningham piano.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 128

    Abandoned piano in a decaying abandoned house showcasing the beauty of forgotten musical instruments in the United States.

    Deep in the middle of a vast forest, I discovered this upright piano suffering from excess humidity and exposure to the elements.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 122

    Abandoned piano covered in dust in a decaying room with peeling ceiling and blue trim in the United States.

    Steinway & Sons grand piano in this house was abandoned for more than two decades.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 115

    Abandoned piano in a decaying room with peeling walls and an open doorway leading to another worn space inside a United States building.

    I discovered a Cunningham piano in this dilapidated Victorian house. Founded in 1891, the Cunningham Piano Company was one of the largest and most successful manufacturers in the Philadelphia piano industry.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 120

    Abandoned piano in a worn, empty room with peeling paint and scattered American flags, capturing rustic beauty.

    This beautiful Victorian home still houses a Lester upright piano that’s in good working condition.

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    Requiem Pour Pianos 116 II

    Abandoned piano in a decaying room with broken furniture and peeling walls, showcasing beauty in forgotten places.

    I discovered a Cunningham piano in this dilapidated Victorian house.

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