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As a professional photographer and pianist from France, I am fortunate to be able to meet the two artistic worlds that are close to my heart: photography and pianos.
My “Requiem for pianos” series is a proof of my attachment to music and photography, both my passions. Tirelessly practicing Chopin on my grand piano in my house, I am also a photographer who, on one of my urban explorations, captures pictures of this instrument lying there and further intensifying the mystery surrounding the place.
About fifty of my photographs are focused on a central object: the piano; sometimes with some of its keys missing, sometimes completely dismantled but always sitting imposingly.
As a pianist myself, emotion takes over when I discover an abandoned piano. This is the aim of my art: my two passions are then united in one and the same feeling.
To achieve my Requiem pour pianos series, I have explored several countries including France, Italy, Belgium, Ukraine, Germany, and Poland. Through my images, the musical notes of these abandoned pianos reason again in these buildings in ruins, giving free rein to our imagination.
More info: romainthiery.fr
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Final score:
87points
David Shedlock 7 years ago
A Thiery player piano with tuning device, trophy and rolls of music. A postcard I once owned. 08-23-2016...5d68a1.jpg 
romain thiery (Submission author) 7 years ago
all the places are in Europe. This one is in France.
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Frank Baxter 7 years ago
I love what you do, but I travel looking for pianos I can play. Would you consider posting your pictures on our web site, PianoWorld.com? We are the world's most popular piano site, our members and guests (literally millions a year) love the piano, and would appreciate what you do.
romain thiery (Submission author) 7 years ago
thank you very much. I send you an e-mail
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#2
Final score:
75points
Natalia Zahora 7 years ago
I know this place! It's a shame it doesn't look as pretty anymore :(
Misty Evergreen 7 years ago
I would love to fix up each and every one of these pianos. Seeing a precious instrument cast aside makes me feel sad.
Shruti Naik 7 years ago
I have seen this same photo in another article. I remember the windows and the moss growing over them. I don't remember seeing a piano..
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Final score:
74points
mbergen 7 years ago
Really nice pic. The clouds of dust make it look like the piano just collapsed.
Sveta Smirnova 7 years ago
For people who are allergic to dust like me, i guess i may need double 3M masks to walk there
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sharron lynn parsons 7 years ago
In some of these photos, you can see the beautiful work created in the days when the tools to use were minimal !
#4
Final score:
64points
Sveta Smirnova 7 years ago
Look like heaven if you don't consider those walls
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romain thiery (Submission author) 7 years ago
yes :-) that's the insolation of the building on the ground
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sharron lynn parsons 7 years ago
It looks as though someone removed all of the stuffing from furniture.
Chris Pitch 7 years ago
Oh...this. I want to find all these abandoned pianos and take them home!
#5
Final score:
56points
Mia Graypaw 7 years ago
This is the type of place that would be a passage to the afterlife... so at peace and at rest <3
#6
Final score:
54points
Cassie 7 years ago
I've seen this sort of thing when a person passes and there is no family able or willing to take care of their property.
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#7
Final score:
52points
MITS Koala 7 years ago
empty house with piano? think about it for a second... maybe the owner's soul are trapped inside
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Final score:
52points
romain thiery (Submission author) 7 years ago
yes it is, it was a wonderful scene
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Tomas B 7 years ago
The writing above the piano is not that romantic but complements to the picture. "Ideology abandoned the stage"
Ahnnah Newell 6 years ago
Oh my goodness! I can read the letters above the stage! It is not in English, but I can read it!
#9
Final score:
45points
Daria B 7 years ago
And there is a keys combination to the piano that opens the bonus room. ♥
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#10
Final score:
45points
Vincent Ravencroft 7 years ago
Looks like this place hasn't been abandoned long, if at all, and gorgeous piano!
Iwona Milewska 7 years ago
I would love to restore these beautiful interiors you have captured! Simply amazing.
#11
Final score:
41points
MadamButterfly 7 years ago
Beauty forever remains,hauntingly,even after destruction,even if it's through a crack.
#12
Final score:
40points
Shruti Naik 7 years ago
It feels like abandonment is just echoing off the walls; despite being a quiet and eerie place.
#13
Final score:
37points
MadamButterfly 7 years ago
I want to lounge on this beautiful piano,and dream of days gone by.
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Final score:
34points
#15
Final score:
32points
sharron lynn parsons 7 years ago
With a good imagination, I can see the beauty that once was !
#16
Final score:
25points
Jake Lutick 7 years ago
the fireplace looks like a stab wound on a partially decayed body. i learned the hard way what that looks like.
#17
Final score:
25points
#18
Final score:
21points
Bogumil Pospiech 7 years ago
So sad pictures. Looks like the old, forgotten cemetery of live music...
Loni Duncan 7 years ago
I love these! What stunning pictures? Are any of them for sale or is there a book or something with them in it?
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Nadine 7 years ago
Why are such gorgeous places abandoned? I would love to own a place like that !
romain thiery (Post author) 7 years ago
there are a lot of places left to decay in the world, heritage problems or not enough money to take care of most of the time.
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Juana 7 years ago
The real tragedy is that back in the day everyone who could afford it knew how to play piano. It was the radio/tv of the house. People created their own entertainment instead of being passively entertained by a screen. Today very few in comparison play.
romain thiery (Post author) 7 years ago
Yes that's why I wanna show to people who are interesting that the piano is a majestical instrument. I play every day in my house and hope people who like piano can play again
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birdhouse 7 years ago
I'd love to see pictures of these places before they became in this much disarray. They would have been stunning!
Randy Inbred 7 years ago
You must go into thousands of derelict buildings to get 50 odd with pianos in them?
'Adilah Wafa 7 years ago
Would love it more if u have included the location of these places. I love searching about history in such places
romain thiery (Post author) 7 years ago
unfortunately i never share the exact location about the places i shoot to protect them form vandalism and all the bad things the human can do. I only share the country, hope you understand my point of view.
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Iwona Milewska 7 years ago
Your collection of photographs is truly stunning! I would love to see those places in person and better yet, restore those interiors, such marvellous places shouldn't be let to rot away! Pity the care for monuments is so hard and costly!
Hannah Faith 7 years ago
This breaks my heart to see something like this. Although it is beautiful, I hate seeing how something that was so full of joy and laughter has fallen silent...
Nadine 7 years ago
Why are such gorgeous places abandoned? I would love to own a place like that !
romain thiery (Post author) 7 years ago
there are a lot of places left to decay in the world, heritage problems or not enough money to take care of most of the time.
Load More Replies... Juana 7 years ago
The real tragedy is that back in the day everyone who could afford it knew how to play piano. It was the radio/tv of the house. People created their own entertainment instead of being passively entertained by a screen. Today very few in comparison play.
romain thiery (Post author) 7 years ago
Yes that's why I wanna show to people who are interesting that the piano is a majestical instrument. I play every day in my house and hope people who like piano can play again
Load More Replies... birdhouse 7 years ago
I'd love to see pictures of these places before they became in this much disarray. They would have been stunning!
Randy Inbred 7 years ago
You must go into thousands of derelict buildings to get 50 odd with pianos in them?
'Adilah Wafa 7 years ago
Would love it more if u have included the location of these places. I love searching about history in such places
romain thiery (Post author) 7 years ago
unfortunately i never share the exact location about the places i shoot to protect them form vandalism and all the bad things the human can do. I only share the country, hope you understand my point of view.
Load More Replies... Iwona Milewska 7 years ago
Your collection of photographs is truly stunning! I would love to see those places in person and better yet, restore those interiors, such marvellous places shouldn't be let to rot away! Pity the care for monuments is so hard and costly!
Hannah Faith 7 years ago
This breaks my heart to see something like this. Although it is beautiful, I hate seeing how something that was so full of joy and laughter has fallen silent...
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