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View through double doors into a sitting room beneath a damaged translucent roof

Maison Pierre

Homes & accommodation

The many photographs online showed that Maison Pierre was already a well-known urbex location. The little Belgian house lay hidden…

Close-up of organ keyboards and white stop tabs facing the church interior.

Monastery Mont G

Religion & remembrance

This former monastery had been on my list for a long time. On a drizzly day, I finally photographed the…

Table and chairs beside a red sofa in a room with red walls

Dr. Pepito

Homes & accommodation

In spring 2013 I went for a consultation with Dr. Pepito. He was supposed to know about the urbex virus,…

Overview of an empty operating room with a central table, ceiling lamp and purple door at the back.

Saint Joseph Hospital, Kerkrade

Architecture & heritage

Saint Joseph Hospital belongs to a time when a town having its own hospital seemed entirely natural. In Kerkrade, its…

Long rows of open concrete working pits beneath crane beams.

Usine LR

Industry & business

When I visited Usine LR, much of the halls was already empty. The former work had gone, but the building…

Workbenches along curved and hexagonal greenhouse panels

Mission to Mars

Industry & business

Built by people, later abandoned and already somewhat decayed: that was really all it took to attract my attention.As far…

Large open furnace vessel beside an empty aisle beneath walkways.

Heavy Metal (2015)

Industry & business

After my first visit to Heavy Metal, I wanted to return. In 2013, I had only been able to photograph…

Long glasshouse with many heating pipes above dry plant remains.

GreenZL

Industry & business

GreenZL is a series from a former garden centre. There were empty glasshouses and buildings badly damaged by fire.In my…

Preserved animal head with open mouth in a rectangular glass container.

Horror Labs

Education, culture & leisure

Horror Labs was a former veterinary school. The nickname came from jars of preserved animal specimens left in a dark…

Laid wooden dining table before a glass display cabinet.

Villa Hector

Homes & accommodation

Villa Hector was one of those places that eventually attracted, figuratively speaking, busloads of visitors. Almost nothing remained in its…

Grave with ornate wrought-iron railing among old stone monuments.

Cimetière des Paix

Religion & remembrance

Abandonment is not only visible in houses and factories. Cemeteries in economically struggling regions show signs of decay too.When relatives…