{"id":2388,"date":"2025-10-03T15:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:41:27","slug":"untamed-flora-subsumes-abandoned-greenhouses-in-romain-veillons-secret-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2388","title":{"rendered":"Untamed Flora Subsumes Abandoned Greenhouses in Romain Veillon\u2019s \u2018Secret Gardens\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Romain Veillon<\/a>\u2019s most recent body of work, Secret Gardens<\/em>, the enigmatic allure of abandoned greenhouses takes center stage. Traveling to derelict sites to immortalize forgotten corners of the world, the French photographer invites viewers into spaces where humans are decentered.<\/p>\n

The boundaries between interior and exterior are a key element in Veillon\u2019s approach to abandoned growing houses, where he emphasizes their convergence. \u201cIt is ironic to see that, on the contrary, nature felt imprisoned there and sought to break free from its captor, unleashing its unstoppable force,\u201d the photographer shares in a series statement. \u201cNow, we admire vegetation that has become one with the bars of its cage.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Veillon\u2019s photographs are formidable, documenting the power nature holds to eventually reclaim spaces no longer governed by human intervention. While echoes of the presence of man persist in each image\u2014through shattered stained glass window panes, rusting pipes, and piles of unused pots\u2014the commanding force of rollicking vegetation is a clear reminder that in the end, nature endures beyond us.<\/p>\n

Find more on Veillon\u2019s website<\/a>, and keep up with his practice on Instagram<\/a>. (via designboom<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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