Soon To Be Gone: I Photograph Life Of Disappearing Villages Of Lithuania
My photography project “Soon to be gone” analyses the changes in Lithuanian countryside life. I was working on it from 2014 and it’s already my 3rd year in. I am travelling through Lithuania on my motorbike and it’s already almost 3000km done, that is why these photo series are now covering a pretty large area of it. I hope in the long run it will cover all of the Lithuania.
Just within the last decade, this continuous migration has caused the population of Lithuania to shrink by almost one-sixth. Towns that have usurped the whole economics and are sucking out young people to the cities, inappropriate lifestyle often adopted by the young rural generation – those who are still here – all this is inexorably changing our country. Just one question inevitably arises: for how long will our forests and valleys be adorned by views of homesteads and villages – places where a totally different understanding of time and closeness still exists? For how long will there still be found places, where an unexpected visitor is met like a close relative and every passer-by, is greeted with a heartfelt ‘hello’?
More info: gone.lt
Grain repository, Reskutenai, Svencionys district
Tolik and Dainius, Jokubonys, Moletai district
Village mailbox, Pasuosiai, Panevezys district
Marijona, Viktariskiai, Kupiskis district
Children, Krakes, Kedainiai district
Geese, Rudninkai, Salcininkai district
Stanislav and Karolcik, Turgeliai, Salcininkai district
Private Property, Mociunai, Kedainiai district
Children, Naujieji Lazai, Kedainiai district
Water reservoir, Pasvalys district
Aldona and Stasys, Vilijampole, Kaunas district
House for one, Panevezys district
Juozas, Barsukine, Kedainiai district
Abandoned car, Rudninkai, Salcininkai district
Jadvyga, 89, Krakes, Kedainiai district
Food container, Panevezys district
Abandoned house, Vincgalys, Kedainiai district
Grain, Narteikiai, Pasvalys district
Crossing, Gelainiai, Kedainiai disctrict
Abandoned house, Panevezys district
Ernestas, Visakio Ruda, Marijampole district
Bucket of Milk, Jokubonys, Vilnius district
Parish children, Krakes, Kedainiai district
Cabbage and Milk, Viktariskiai, Kupiskis district
Janina, Zizmai, Salcininkai district
Stanislovas, Gintauciai, Raseiniai district
Abandoned house, Raseiniai district
Kid, Jasiunai, Salcininkai district
Book on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Raseiniai district
Crucifix, Merkine, Salcininkai district
Donatas and Justas, Astruvka, Jonava district
Abandoned house, Jugintai, Kedainiai district
Julijona, Purviskes, Kaunas district
Children, Vadakteliai, Panevėzys district
Swings, Milvydai, Kedainiai district
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This is not what Lithuanian countryside looks like. It's far from being that poor. There may be much lower population in the countryside but a huge part of the people there take care of what they and their kids look like.
'Soon to be gone'... I wish it all was already gone. Luckily, these pictures reflects on the leftovers of the burden of the past, and not the future.
This is not what Lithuanian countryside looks like. It's far from being that poor. There may be much lower population in the countryside but a huge part of the people there take care of what they and their kids look like.
'Soon to be gone'... I wish it all was already gone. Luckily, these pictures reflects on the leftovers of the burden of the past, and not the future.
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