entropic remnants
Hall of Famer
- Name
- John Griggs
It's a challenge to enter, and a challenge to shoot. It is IMMENSE. These first 6 images are just a start. There should be at least that many more.
I made a very early morning visit to what was once one of the largest mental hospitals in the United States -- or even the world.
It's been shut down for decades but it still stands -- a monument to mental illness stretching back to the 19th century.
To enter it you must travel long distances underground through abandoned steam tunnels which I did alone and that was a little scary -- but it was worth it. The next shot shows part of the tunnel and it's a 15 second exposure I "light painted" to illuminate it. It's about an 1/8 to 1/4 mile long...
The Subway by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Bright and Cheerful Curtains by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Ward 10 by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Come and Play with Us! Forever, and ever, and ever... by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
All Must Die Alone... by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Kroeger by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
I made a very early morning visit to what was once one of the largest mental hospitals in the United States -- or even the world.
It's been shut down for decades but it still stands -- a monument to mental illness stretching back to the 19th century.
To enter it you must travel long distances underground through abandoned steam tunnels which I did alone and that was a little scary -- but it was worth it. The next shot shows part of the tunnel and it's a 15 second exposure I "light painted" to illuminate it. It's about an 1/8 to 1/4 mile long...
The Subway by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Bright and Cheerful Curtains by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Ward 10 by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Come and Play with Us! Forever, and ever, and ever... by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
All Must Die Alone... by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr
Kroeger by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr